Health Checks at School

FBaby

Person_one wrote: »

Do you mean cellulite?

If so, its not usually connected to weight, even underweight people can have it.

Ha ha, yes that's what I meant It is definitely fat related, since he has been reducing fat/sugar, it's gone away.

Person_one

FBaby wrote: »

Ha ha, yes that's what I meant It is definitely fat related, since he has been reducing fat/sugar, it's gone away.

Then its very unlikely that it actually was cellulite, which doesn't go away once its there. Its rare in men/boys anyway.

surreysaver

jellyhead wrote: »

I suspect that if teacher lists of who returns consent forms, etc. even for a pleasant trip with no cost, were studied, the children whose parents never return consent forms would be the ones who need the checks because they are the least likely to be taken for optician and dental appointments by their parents.

I appreciate that, but I do not expect my authority and rights to be traipsed over for the benefit of the children of those who cannot be bothered. In those situations, perhaps they need to get court orders sorted out rather than pretending the law doesn't exist.

I do not mean that to sound nasty, but I do not expect those who are supposed to be adhering to certain standards to abuse those standards and the trust I'm expected to place in them to my, and my child's, detriment.

FBaby

Any decent parent would be taking their child to the optician once a year for a check anyway, and wouldn't need the school nurse to pick up on it.

At 4 yo with no sign of any problems? Talk about a waste of NHS resources! You are living in another world! In any case, why the need to do so when they are checks put in place at school to pick such things up!

And it is also about teaching children that they should not be doing what those they perceive to be in authority tell them to do automatically. It should be about asking for consent.

Oh dear, I wonder if I should teach my kids that if their teacher ask them to do extra work after they are finished, they should ask her to contact me for consent first!

FBaby

Person_one wrote: »

Then its very unlikely that it actually was cellulite, which doesn't go away once its there. Its rare in men/boys anyway.

Ok, fine, forget I mentioned the word all together, the point remains that he was showing signs for getting unhealthier and we have discussed it and done something about it!

FBaby

I appreciate that, but I do not expect my authority and rights to be traipsed over for the benefit of the children of those who cannot be bothered.

Please tell me you are not really a health professional because such a statement is really concerning if you are.

jellyhead

FBaby wrote: »

Ha ha, yes that's what I meant It is definitely fat related, since he has been reducing fat/sugar, it's gone away.

My nephew and my son's friend get it, I know what you mean, it's like dimply fat. And it goes away if they eat more healthily. My son had it on his chest this year but it's gone now after we paid more attention to portion size.

surreysaver

FBaby wrote: »

At 4 yo with no sign of any problems? Talk about a waste of NHS resources! You are living in another world! In any case, why the need to do so when they are checks put in place at school to pick such things up!

Yes. A child with no sign of any problems is entitled under the NHS to one free eyesight test a year, by a proper qualified optician. Mine has been having one since before they started school. Prevention is better than cure, as they say. And a proper test by a proper optician, rather than a cursery eyesight test by a school nurse, that won't pick up on more than just an eyesight problem. I am not living in another world. And checks are in place in school to pick up on those children whose parents cannot be bothered, and obviously the school / nurses are beginning to take a leaf out of those parents' books and not bothering to ask for consent.

Have you never taken your child(ren) to a dentist outside school, or are you relying on in-school services to pick up on problems with their teeth too?

FBaby wrote: »

Oh dear, I wonder if I should teach my kids that if their teacher ask them to do extra work after they are finished, they should ask her to contact me for consent first!

I am talking about staff not employed by the school coming into the school and performing checks without consent - people who their very own rules of conduct state they should be asking for consent.

surreysaver

FBaby wrote: »

Please tell me you are not really a health professional because such a statement is really concerning if you are.

Where have I claimed to be a health professional?

mrcow

surreysaver wrote: »

Yes. A child with no sign of any problems is entitled under the NHS to one free eyesight test a year, by a proper qualified optician.

That's not true. It's not an annual entitlement.

The entitlement is as the optician sees fit.

If that's every 6 months for a set period, or every 2 years, then so be it.

My children are seen every 2 years as they have no ongoing issues of concern with their sight (other than the need to wear glasses). The NHS would not pay for them to have additional tests to make it yearly against the recommendation of their optician.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1093.aspx?CategoryID=68&SubCategoryID=157