Limelight: The Education Spotlight – Medical tracking in schools, with Daniel Neeld

Everyone remembers the red slip. You'd bump your head in the playground, get patched up, and go home with a crumpled note in your book bag. The note often got lost on the way, and school leaders never had the full picture.

This week on Limelight, host Ian Hunter is joined by Daniel Neeld, Managing Director of Medical Tracker. They talk about one of the most overlooked parts of school life: how schools record, manage and share student health information.

Daniel explains why medical tracking is still such a challenge for schools in the UK and around the world, including:

• Paper-based first aid and medication records, and the risks they create
• The pressure on staff who manage medical needs alongside their day job
• Keeping parents informed quickly and reliably when something happens
• Why having the whole picture of every child matters for safeguarding and wellbeing
• How Medical Tracker is replacing the red slip with a simple digital system

Whether you're a head, a SENCo, a school business manager or a first aider, this one's for you.

Find Medical Tracker
Website: https://www.medicaltracker.co.uk
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/medical-tracker
Connect with Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djneeld

Find more information about Lime Edu Consulting
Website: https://www.limeedu.co.uk
Connect with Ian: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ianhunter7

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