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Child Health Surveillance clinics
A baby is automatically registered for Child
Health Surveillance from birth. The Midwife deals with new babies
till 10 days old and then the Health Visitor takes over.
Pre-school children have routine check ups with
the Health Visitor/GP.
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6
week check (HV and GP)
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8
month check (HV)
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2
year check (HV)
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39
month check (HV)
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Pre-school check (HV)
Every GP does a Child Health Surveillance Clinic every 2 weeks.
The Community Child Health Department sends out the documentation
for these clinics, and the Community Officers organise the
appointments.
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An advice
notice is made up with all outstanding children on it, and the Health
Visitor times the appointments.
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The Doctor
checks this, and the C.O. sends out the appointments and issues completed
clinic lists to the appropriate people.
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When the
clinic has been completed the C.O. notes the results on the computer and
returns all computer copies to Community Child Health.
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A new advice
notice is then issued showing all outstanding children awaiting
appointments. ( Procedure goes back to 1 )
Immunisation Admin
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Immunisation
sheets are sent from Community Child Health Dept, St. John’s with a list of
children requiring immunisations.
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These details
are checked with the computer and updated if required.
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Appointments
are made in the specific immunisation clinics which are held once a week on
alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoon.
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A draft copy
of the immunisation clinic is sent to the Health Visitors for checking.
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Once checked
the appointment cards are sent out.
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Final clinic
sheet is printed with a backing sheet which is used for batch numbers and
expiry dates of the vaccines.
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Children are
immunised at the clinic, batch numbers and expiry dates entered and sheet is
signed by GP and HV.
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Sheet returned
for computer to be updated and CCH sheets to be completed. Also
follow-up appointments are made at this time.
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CCH sheets are
returned to CCH for updating.
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