Training

Medical professionals should ensure their knowledge in allergy and anaphylaxis is up to date and in line with current literature.

Anaphylaxis UK have online training courses available:

• AllergyWise for  Careworkers
• AllergyWise for  Medical Professionals
• AllergyWise for  GPs and Practice Nurses

Pharmacists

Pharmacists should be aware of the new guidance and that schools can purchase AAI’s without prescription via an order form. A template letter is available to download here.

More information on the supply of spare, back-up AAI’s for pharmacists is available by the  Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Training videos demonstrating how to administer adrenaline via auto-injectors can be accessed from the Video Bank.

The spare, back-up AAI is to be used as a back-up and should not replace the pupil’s own device.

It can be used when the pupil’s own device is not available e.g. due to being:

     Expired
     Broken
     Misfired
     Forgotten

They also act as a back-up in cases where a second dose of adrenaline is required but the pupil has only one AAI available.