How long before I see a gp?

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DD (8) has had a mild temperature since Wednesday (around 37.4 the average reading, occasionally going up a bit) and a productive cough. In the last day or two I've been giving her Calpol. She's been active and feeling normal up until today, in bed.

Should I take her to a walk in clinic today or leave it another few days? I can't really see anything wrong other than a raised temperature, a cough and headache today (she's lying down)

Thanks for any advice.

I would give it 8-10 days as long as she isn't feeling too poorly. That isn't actually very much of a raised temperature is it.

I think guidance is a raised temp for more than a week isn't it?

If breathing is generally fine and the stuff she's coughing up isn't a foul colour then I would probably leave it.

It's a good sign that she has symptoms with the temp.
It's more worrying when they have a temp and no obvious symptoms.
I wouldn't worry about the temp at 37.4 for an 8yo and also less worried again if it's coming down with calpol.
You know your child and if she doesn't seem to be getting better or is far off herself it would put your mind at ease to get her checked out.

TBH it sounds like she has a cold. Stay off the calpol unless she is in pain, WHO guidelines are to not treat a fever unless it is extreme, it is the body's mechanism to help fight off the illness.

I wouldnt see a GP about that at all unless she was unwell as you describe for an extended period (a couple of weeks +) or really not 'herself' (i.e exhausted etc). She is probably tired with it being the end of term and has picked up a mild virus. Theres nothing a GP could do about that.

I think she would be OK for another few days unless anything changes & she goes downhill dramatically.
My thermometer only bleeps (indicating raised temp) from 37.6.
37.5 & below are normal? (As long as not too low, below 35 I think)

Hope she feels better. If the calpol isn't helping the headache she can have nurofen too

Thank you everyone! You're all echoing my gut instinct which is not to take her as nothing major happening...I'mnotaslimjim, I did that for first few days as I read the same advice last year - no Calpol unless high fever. Thanks again...