Questions asked at hospital

[Anxiousmummy1187]

I took my daughter into hospital today for infected earring.

mynson was being a menace and I kept having to tell him off, I was very stressed as I’m anxious and hate hospital, we’re going on holiday next week and my card just got blocked so I’m trying to sort it all out in one go so I didn’t have much patience with him so kept telling him to stop doing things like fighting with sister on chair and running around.

when we saw the nurse she asked if she had any allergies etc and then asked what school she was at, who she lived with and first names. Then if social was involved,

I’ve left feeling like they’re going to be reporting me for maybe me telling my son off.. I’m an over thinker 😂 has anyone else had these questions asked I’m proper panicking they’re gonna take my kids from me.

Unless you assessed the piercing in question you have no idea.
Do not give medical advice on the internet.

@Anxiousmummy1187 . I’m an A&E dr. The questions you were asked were totally normal routine questions. And your children sound like totally normal children. No one is going to take them away. You absolutely did the right thing seeking medical attention for your daughter. In an ideal world you’d be able to get a speedy appointment with your GP…..but we in A&E know that unfortunately that isn’t always possible, and the infection would only have got worse if you’d waited. You did the right thing going to A&E and I or any of my team would have very happily have seen you.
I hope you got your card sorted and that you have a lovely holiday. Take a deep breath. You are doing a great job.

I wouldn't say you were lying as it was a malicious referral and since cleared up.

With been to A&E too many times with my 18 month old - they are very usual questions. We always get asked, although sometimes they do say these are routine questions they have to ask everyone.

It's probably standard as others have said, but seems like quite a lot of information for an infected earring.

I took my child in to A & E for suspected diabetes after a uti (Dr referral - same day). I wasn't asked names and dates of birth of the entire household, or if social services were involved.

I wonder if it's because it wasn't an injury

These are all standard questions asked by ED when seeing a child. Nothing suspicious about it, and not at all related to your sons behaviour.

We get audited and told off if answers to these questions not documented for every child.

Home schooling alone is not a safeguarding issue. However, SOME children are 'home schooled' to keep them out of sight of professionals as they are being abused or neglected so home schooling plus other concerns may pique the interest of a safeguarding professional.

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Where is that information' from? Do you have a link/stats

@girlmom21
Yes, I think it must have been because it wasn't an injury and as we were telephoned to go in by the Dr.

Another joining the its standard. I work in our local hospital and been in the E.D working literally an hour before ended up in with accident prone dc, they still asked all the questions!

I think this is standard practice to at least try to ask the child first. I can imagine that a lot of abusers talk for their children so that the questioner gets the answer they want them to.

Oh yeah I wasn't bothered.

I did laugh a lot when she asked him whereabouts he'd hit his head and he replied "paultons park" 🤣🤣🤣

We’ve been regularly for bronchiolitis, so also not injury. Yet we have always been asked. Also gone for food allergy, and a really high persistent temperature, again, asked each time.

@Glitteratitar in that case maybe the other posters was just a trust not following procedure. We've only been once and got asked all the questions but it was for an injury

No point asking questions in a busy place like a hospital unless you record the answers!

Most probably, as we use two different trusts and they have always asked. The very first time I was somewhat offended but then started to realise it’s a routine question.

Probably because it was a GP referral.

Nope, I’ve had a GP referral too. Still been asked.

They asked me a few weeks ago when I took my son to a&e. I was taken aback at first but glad to know it's standard procedure!

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Probably because it was a GP referral.

Nope, I’ve had a GP referral too. Still been asked.

I've never visited A & E before so don't know what's usual. They seemed to be expecting us, though we had a lengthy (couple of hours?) wait. The blood test was clear and we were able to leave immediately.

They asked which school attended, possibly checked my name, address, then general questions about health.

Home schooling alone is not a safeguarding issue. However, SOME children are 'home schooled' to keep them out of sight of professionals as they are being abused or neglected so home schooling plus other concerns may pique the interest of a safeguarding professional

Just to be clear. In the UK home schooling is when a child is registered at school but can't attend. The LA provides home tutoring.

Children who are not registered at school are (electively) home educated. This is the legal default according to the Education Act . It should not "pique the interest" of a safeguarding professional as it is parents acting lawfully. It is not a safe guarding concern.

It's abuse and neglect you should be looking out for, regardless of who delivers a child's education.

With reference to the 'home schooling' matter. Home schooled, home educated, unschooled what ever people choose to call it has been linked to SOME child protection cases where withdrawing the child from school was part of the efforts by the adults to hide their actions. Many of the cases I have been involved with I can't discuss for confidentially reasons but the case of Khyra Ishaq is an example of a child withdrawn from education who suffered abuse.

Not in school PLUS not being seen by anyone else outside of the home would concern any safeguarding professional.

I'll wait for the Mumsnet pile on despite me being clear that it is some and is a feature in a proportion of safeguarding practice reviews but by no means all.

Lovely thread derail!

Cherry picking the bits that suit your narrative is not helpful.

I have never said not being in school alone is a safeguarding issue.

I considered home ed for one of my children at one point as I felt their needs weren't being met in school.

But children not in school and never being seen by anyone outside of the home is a risk factor shown through SOME not all safeguarding practice reviews (formally called serious case reviews)

Standard questions! I work in A&E and had to take my son in when he broke his arm and even though they knew me, I still had to be asked.

Standard although some of them I've only been asked at admission to a ward rather than at a and e

You seem quite dismissive and prejudiced. People don't "choose to call it" home education, that is what it's actually called.

Khyra Ishaq was at school. Her school raised concerns with social services many times but no action was taken to protect her. When she died she had been de-registered from school. She was abused (at home) while she was at school. The abuse didn't start when she was home educated and home education didn't cause it.
Many children are abused at school so does the fact that parents choose to send their children to school also "pique your interest"?

Sorry about the de-rail OP. I am just tired of people being suspicious of parents who choose to fulfill the requirements of the Education Act to make sure their child are "educated according to their age, ability and aptitude".