[mswatkins]

Hiya

I have got a 9month old and a 5yr old, and wanted to know if the baby has to have a medical too???

Also do you automatically need a medical if you are going the work visa/permit route??

thanks
:nice1

[hammadkkhan]

You require a completed Medical Certificate (NZIS 1007-excluding the x-ray part)
Note that Pregnant women and children under the age of 11 years are not required to submit X-ray certificates unless a special report is required.

If your work visa is more than 12 months: see the following from NZIS website " From 28 November 2005 if you intend to be in New Zealand for more than 12 months you must submit a Medical and Chest X-ray Certificate (NZIS 1007) for yourself and all your Dependants."
You may not submit X-Ray reports for pregnant women and children under 11.

[hammadkkhan]

Also, you might be asked for child immunization records, so try to get a copy of that from your GP (who did the immunization) before taking children for the medicals.

[IanW99]

Also, they should NOT need to have a blood test.

Official policy is:- "Children under 15 are not usually required to undergo the standard blood tests, unless risk or clinical factors make them necessary."

Ian

[hammadkkhan]

correct ..... missed that


thanks ian.

[nippa&pippa]

My daughter was few months old when she had her medical checks, just simple straight forward check as HV would check your baby, check for heart, lung etc.

[aberdian]

What Sophia said - our kids just had a pretty cursory once over, only took 5-10mins and that included filling in the forms.

[Familyofmonkeys]

We had our medicals when I was 35 weeks pregnant. I then had to go back and take 3 week old baby for medical (some case officers are OK with GP medical....pot luck), as they wanted one for him too! Dr asked for his 'Red Book' but we didn't have one as i'd had a home birth and the books are given out in post natal ward, and we hadn't even seen a health visitor (who got supply of Red Books) at that point either. Dr basically did a shortened version of 6 week checkup...took about 5 minutes and cost £50 :wah .

[Andjul]

Also, you might be asked for child immunization records, so try to get a copy of that from your GP (who did the immunization) before taking children for the medicals.

AFAIK New Zealand does not have any childhood vaccination requirements and in NZ childhood vaccinations are not mandatory so this should not be an issue. I hope not anyway as our children have not had a certain shot due to long term health concerns but checking on a vaccination requirements for NZ web site it seems they are not a requirement.