to NOT expect my GP to address a letter to my child

[PerpetuallyAnnoyedByHeadlice]

instead of "parent of X" ?

DD is 10

her hospital appts, immunisations, opticians appts etc have always come addressed to "parent/guardian of"

today a letter arrives for her. i think, that odd, i wonder what this is, and decide to open the letter as I think 10 is too young for her to be opening mail from an unnknown source (while I'm here please tell me, AIBU on that score too, opening her mail? LOL I hope not!)

the letter contains important info - not shattering news or anything but serious enouh to have put a real downer on my day thinking about it (please don't worry, DD is well and has not got to have anything nasty done to her , nothing like that)

I just think it was wrong that it was addressed to her, then "dear miss XY, our records show that you are a patient with PQRS condition and we are therefore writing to inform you of importnat changes to your treatment in future" that sort of thing

I am not even going to tell her about it till after xmas and am annoyed that i could have given it her to read herself, and she would be upset and worried as well!

Gah!

What is the practice policy on making appointments? Could your 10 year old make her own or would a parent be expected to attend too? It would not be unreasonable to ask when the practice considers a 'minor' is old enough to take care of their own affairs. There does seem to be something very strange when a 10 year old gets letters about medical treatment, but a different 10 year old who has half killed someone cannot be named for legal reasons because they are so young... am I missing something?

My daughter had fairly major surgery at 10, and was allowed her own say in what post op analgesics she got.

The morphine made her sick, the doc said she could choose to be sick, but not sore, or sore, but not sick. She picked sore, and I was quite happy that he was giving her the choice (with me there to back her up though).

So I think the age is 10 for that reason.