Advice needed- NHS infant health care

Fluxuspoem · Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:38 AM

For those who dont know a bit of background

I am Greek, and DH British, we live and work in London for 9 years now and I had to move back to Greece last year due to gestational complications and better care here.

LO was born in Greece but I have registered her birth through the British consulate and she has her British passport ready.

We are going back home UK this Sunday. I need to know what type of health support you get in the UK - I read a post about health visitors? also read a post about red book?? Did you register your lo with your gp or does it all happen automatically???Also read somewhere about baby clinics? I am clueless!

What things I need to sort ouy as soon as we are back for dd to be set and ready?

xJG30 · Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:49 AM

Hiya!

We had to register ours with the GP but you get the red book when the health visitor comes and sees you iirc.

Fluxuspoem · Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GemLou

Hiya!

We had to register ours with the GP but you get the red book when the health visitor comes and sees you iirc.

Did your GP notify the health visitor? or didyou do it directly? thank y

FemmeEnceinte · Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:53 AM

Register with your GP and take a copy of Christina's medical records with you, along with details of her birth. Ask for information about being designated a HV and where the local baby clinic is. The rest, is easy

xxx

oursarah · Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:54 AM

You have to register your LO with a GP surgery. I would imagine they might assign a health visitor to you, though I'm unsure as it happened when I came out of hospital for me! The red book came from the HV also, and it's used to record height, weight, jabs, etc. All aspects of your baby's development.
Baby clinics aren't a necessity, they're where you can take your LO to be weighed etc and discuss any questions you might have.

I would think your best bet would be to register Christina with a local GP surgery and make an appointment to talk to someone about it

Jemma_x · Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:59 AM

Ye you will need to register your baby with GP, you can find out from the GP how often baby clinic is, what day and time. Most baby clinics are help at the GPs or at a sure start centre. You will get your red book when you see health visitor. Health visitors are the people who weigh your baby, measure there length and you can go to them for any advice you need really about your baby

Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:38 AM	#1
Fluxuspoem Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,825	Advice needed- NHS infant health care For those who dont know a bit of background I am Greek, and DH British, we live and work in London for 9 years now and I had to move back to Greece last year due to gestational complications and better care here. LO was born in Greece but I have registered her birth through the British consulate and she has her British passport ready. We are going back home UK this Sunday. I need to know what type of health support you get in the UK - I read a post about health visitors? also read a post about red book?? Did you register your lo with your gp or does it all happen automatically???Also read somewhere about baby clinics? I am clueless! What things I need to sort ouy as soon as we are back for dd to be set and ready?

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Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:49 AM	#2
xJG30 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 18,403	Hiya! We had to register ours with the GP but you get the red book when the health visitor comes and sees you iirc.

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FemmeEnceinte Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,903	Register with your GP and take a copy of Christina's medical records with you, along with details of her birth. Ask for information about being designated a HV and where the local baby clinic is. The rest, is easy xxx

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oursarah Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 875	You have to register your LO with a GP surgery. I would imagine they might assign a health visitor to you, though I'm unsure as it happened when I came out of hospital for me! The red book came from the HV also, and it's used to record height, weight, jabs, etc. All aspects of your baby's development. Baby clinics aren't a necessity, they're where you can take your LO to be weighed etc and discuss any questions you might have. I would think your best bet would be to register Christina with a local GP surgery and make an appointment to talk to someone about it

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Feb 23rd, 2010, 08:59 AM	#6
Jemma_x Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 13,385	Ye you will need to register your baby with GP, you can find out from the GP how often baby clinic is, what day and time. Most baby clinics are help at the GPs or at a sure start centre. You will get your red book when you see health visitor. Health visitors are the people who weigh your baby, measure there length and you can go to them for any advice you need really about your baby

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