Has anyone elses health visiter stopped the two year check??

[notamorningmum]

My ds turned two last monday (and dont we know it!!)soo phoned up th eclinic to see about his check and was told they no longer think it worth doing so as a cost effective alternative they hav esent out a book and your own check list! Am i of the minority thinking this is a little wrong i see the check a s an oppotunity to bring up other little problems that on thier own do not constitute a trip to the doctors but would have liked to have at least mentioned them!!!

[waterfalls]

I think many have stopped now, including mine, though I have been given an appointment for dts 2yr development check, but I think that may be because they were 7 weeks prem.

[Mistymoo]

They do not do the checks here but there is a health visitors clinic every week which I'm sure I could go to if I had any concerns.

[notamorningmum]

Did you recieve a copy of that free book start set ???Because i havent been given one of them either???Sorry to go on its the weather(rain) makes me wingey!!

[Highlander]

um, shoudln't a 2 year old be having a proper GP medical??
(I would never take any sprog of mine anywhere near the HVs for their silly "checks" anyway).

[Elibean]

Ours are at 2.5 now, and are optional. They don't really do 'health' checks as such, more just general development - tbh, I would skip it except I really like my HV and so does dd,and its round the corner, so we'll go for fun

[Mistymoo]

Yes I did receive the bookstart pack. I'm sure I got a voucher sent through that I had to take to the Library and they gave me it.

[MeAndMyBoy]

Yep our PCT has stopped the 2 yr check in a visit form - we get a single page A4 questionnaire with 6 questions on it.

Load of pants if you ask me. But yet another money saving exercise.

[HappyMumof2]

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