Before you see the GP about your child

The sheet

What you’ve noticed and since when, what has changed and what you’ve tried; on the back, your questions, what the GP says and what happens next.

For an appointment · A4, two sides · Two pages · PDF, 57 KB

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It goes with When Reassurance Stops Working and Anxiety, by Age.

How it helps

Appointments are short, and it’s easy to forget what you meant to say. Notes with dates help the GP understand what has been happening, and the back makes sure you leave knowing what happens next.

How to use it

1. Before the appointment, fill in the front: what you’ve noticed and since when, what has changed, and what you’ve tried. If writing it down makes you more worried than you expected, don’t wait for a routine appointment: call the surgery and ask for an urgent one.
2. When you book, ask whether the surgery offers double appointments, and ask your child beforehand how they’d like it to go.
3. At the appointment, ask your questions in order, most important first, and write down what the GP says.
4. Before you leave, check what happens next and when, and who to contact if things get worse.

How to print it

Print it at home on A4, at actual size (100%) in the print settings. Print it on both sides of the paper, flipped on the long edge. It reads as well in black and white as in colour.