Exclusion Periods

This page lists the minimum exclusion periods.

• If antibiotics prescribed: First two days at home
• Vomiting: If sent home ill child must be off for 48hrs
• Conjunctivitis: 24 hrs at home with prescribed medication
• Diarrhoea: 48 hrs
• Chickenpox: 7 days from appearance of the rash
• Gastroenteritis: Until authorised by District Community Physician
• Infective hepatitis: 7 days from onset of Jaundice
• Measles: 7 days from appearance of rash
• Meningococcal: Until recovered from illness
• Mumps: Unless the swelling has subsided and in no case less than 7 days from the start of treatment
• Whooping Cough: 21 days from the onset of paroxysmal cough
• Poliomyelitis: Until authorised by District Community Physician
• Rubella: 4 days from the appearance of the rash
• Scarlet fever: No less than 3 days from the start of treatment
• Tuberculosis: Until authorised by District Community Physician
• Typhoid fever: Until authorised by District Community Physician
• Impetigo: Until the skin is healed
• Lice: Until appropriate treatment has been given
• Plantar warts: No exclusion should be treated and covered
• Ringworm of Scalp: Until cured
• Ringworm of Body: Seldom necessary to exclude provided treatment is being given
• Scabies: Need not be excluded once appropriate treatment is given