Warning over TA medical procedures

Teaching assistants are carrying out complex medical procedures without proper training, a trade union claims.
Unison says TAs are being asked to change colostomy bags, do tube feeding, and administer medicines to children, often with no specialist training.
The union is calling for an urgent review of the medical procedures taking place in schools, and warns that the current situation is "an accident waiting to happen".
A survey by the union found that more than 70% ofTAs and school support staff are expected to administer medicines or carry out medical procedures as part of their job.
Unison head of education Christina McAnea said, "Children with medical needs must have access to a fully rounded education. But this must be done safely and can only happen where lines of responsibility are clear, staff are trained and supported, and it's not left up to goodwill or to individuals being made to feel guilty.
"We are bound to see a serious incident if schools don't get the help they need to manage children's special medical needs."
Unison's warning over medicines in schools