Agreed with the railing about total healthcare failure for little kids. None of mine have seen any NHS health care practitioner in person (except for flu spray) at all in the past 12 months.
- 7 year old: on the waiting list for an autism assessment. Behavioural review was done over the phone last May.
Child has been struggling dreadfully with the school hockey cockey nonsense and physically lashing out on younger siblings, raised with the GP for support in February (not heard back).
Had to beg Specsavers to see her in September to review her glasses, which had been broken since April 20 (hefty prescription too +4 in each eye, so can't function without them)
4 year old - referred for asthma, allergies and dreadful eczema. Consultant spoke to me twice on the phone, kid has been prescribed all sorts of inhalers and creams and a diet plan (without ever been physically seen).
4 year old assessment was over the phone with health visitor.
Toddler: 2 year review over the phone.
Referred to optometry upon my request as she developed a squint in December.
Received NHS holding letter (you might get a telephone or video consultation at some point in the near future).
Called around all opticians in March trying to get her seen - they don't usually assess kids this small, it's usually a hospital thing.
Finally got vision express to agree to see her, she is massively long sighted. She can't see a thing up close.
She finally got her glasses today and has spent the morning running around pointing a small details (e.g. my shoes have flowers on them, oh that Peppa pig on daddy's socks) in wonder.
I've always been great at complaining, but I think I had a good chance at a gold medal at the Complainer Olympics these days.