Medical Records
Sep 30th 2007, 9:16 pm
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Medical Records
Hi all, has anyone who has recentley moved out NZ take copies of thier medical records
Sep 30th 2007, 9:31 pm
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Re: Medical Records
Yes we got copies from our uk docs and gave them to our new one here
Sep 30th 2007, 9:40 pm
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they just highlight anything important and current medication etc...its enough to get you started until they recieve your medical records.....the doctors here were quite pleased with that.......jacky.....
Sep 30th 2007, 9:42 pm
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Is it mandatory to have your uk medical records if moving to nz?
Sep 30th 2007, 9:48 pm
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no think its optional,but it does help the doctors when you get here....
2 days after i arrived i ended up with chest infection and had to go to doctors....so it does help them if you bring some info...it was only couple of sheets of paper each,doesn't take much room in case....
2 days after i arrived i ended up with chest infection and had to go to doctors....so it does help them if you bring some info...it was only couple of sheets of paper each,doesn't take much room in case....
Oct 1st 2007, 1:30 am
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Yep we had copies of records for all four of us......
Amazed at how much stuff we got and the fact that it went back to when we were born 37 years ago
I just thought it would be a summary or something but included notes from the doctor about us as babies etc.
Mine needed a forklift to get in the house due to all the 'self inflicted' sports injuries
Amazed at how much stuff we got and the fact that it went back to when we were born 37 years ago
I just thought it would be a summary or something but included notes from the doctor about us as babies etc.
Mine needed a forklift to get in the house due to all the 'self inflicted' sports injuries
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Oct 1st 2007, 2:51 am
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Little note for anyone taking medical records - check they all actually refer to YOU! The ones I ended up with contained notes about two completely different people, as well as my own stuff....I spent several minutes wondering how I forgotten being in hospital having my tonsils out, until I realised it was a complete stranger that they were talking about! :eek;
Oct 1st 2007, 7:09 am
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Little note for anyone taking medical records - check they all actually refer to YOU! The ones I ended up with contained notes about two completely different people, as well as my own stuff....I spent several minutes wondering how I forgotten being in hospital having my tonsils out, until I realised it was a complete stranger that they were talking about! :eek;
well the surgeon must have made a pretty good job,because i can't remember him doing it and he never left a scar....
heres hoping i don't hurt my elbow here as they are going to be a bit confused........just call me the bionic woman....
she can rebuild herself
Oct 1st 2007, 9:26 am
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If you've ogt kids you will need a record of their immunisations when they enol in school - worth bringin in the luggage rather than waiting for the shipment. It doesn't matter if they are not fully immunised but they do like to see the records.
Oct 1st 2007, 9:57 am
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but probably is a good idea to bring them
Oct 1st 2007, 10:40 am
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actually had to laughen i read this post..when we read our notes turned out they gave me a prosthetic elbow
well the surgeon must have made a pretty good job,because i can't remember him doing it and he never left a scar....
heres hoping i don't hurt my elbow here as they are going to be a bit confused........just call me the bionic woman....she can rebuild herself
well the surgeon must have made a pretty good job,because i can't remember him doing it and he never left a scar....
heres hoping i don't hurt my elbow here as they are going to be a bit confused........just call me the bionic woman....
she can rebuild herself
Oct 1st 2007, 11:21 am
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It's quite funny really isn't it - you sit there thinking "I REALLY don't rmember that?" and then suddenly realise it's someone else they are talking about. Potentially worrying though - just imagine if the stuff was bad news, could really panic someone till they look at the name at the top
it was my name at the topbut for some reason i managed to acumulate a prosthetic elbow along the waymust have been in the nineties,i spent most of that decade drunk
