Child health surveillance programme

[Foogirl]

We've got a note through that Abby is to have an child health surveillance appointment at her school. the is 5 and has just started primary 1. All the info I can find on google seems to suggest this programme is for newborn to pre-school age. Did anyone else have one of these appointments? It's maybe a Scottish thing? I don't remember having one of these before?

 

[lindseymw]

Joshua was weighed not long after he started Reception. We got a letter through a few days later stating what he weighed, BMI etc.

I wonder if it's the same/similar thing?

 

[Missnurse]

Yeah dd did too when she started had weight checked and a filled a form in for any concerns we had.

 

[rosie272]

I'm in Scotland and haven't heard of this? The only check we got was a compulsory eye test. Maybe different LA's have different rules? I'm not sure..

 

[freckleonear]

The child health surveillance programme is simply the official name for the government monitoring of all children, including antenatal and postnatal care, vaccinations, health visitor checks and the school nurse.