matty5630<EM>Michele and David<EM> Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We are moving to France at the end of the year and our two children are due to start school on January 3rd. We are having a nightmare trying to get information about getting our sons vaccinated for the BCG. The NHS do not want to know as we do not come from a 'high risk' background and due to their age it is unlikely we will get a GP referral. We were even told to get them immunised when we got to France, although I think our move will be traumatic enough!! They are aged 7 and 3. New NHS guidelines have withdrawn the BCG from teenagers, and you can only get the jab if you are under 2 years of age or from a high risk background. I have desperately tried the Internet to find a private clinic who are registered under the NCSC (National Care Standards Council) but with difficulty. Has anyone got any suggestions or advice re their own experiences??Also, is it best to organise School Assurance and Private Medical Insurance before you leave the UK, or when you arrive? Can anyone recommend a good insurer?Thank You!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 It sounds as though the easiest thing would be to wait until you get to france. I don't think that a quick jab is all that traumatic (trying to convince myself-the whole family is off for the flu jab today) I doubt you would have to have it done within days of arriving; most schools won't make a fuss if they aren't vaccinated at first if you promise to get it done. Reading posts here, it seems that some schools don't even bother asking for proof (although it is still a legal obligation)For school insurance, most French insurance companies also cover that. Otherwise, a lot of parents use MAE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I explained to our GP that we were moving to France and that they were required to have a TB jab in order to attend school. Maybe I came from a high risk area, but our local hospital chest clinic ran a clinic for TB checks and jabs one day per week. Our GP gave us a letter to take to the drop in clinic, they were tested one week and vacinated the next.We also use Mae ins, the school may have a leaflet for you which gives you various levels of cover, we pay about 9 euros per month for 2 children and 2 adults ,which covers sporting activities too.Mrs O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Quercynoise Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hi there. I detect a familiar air of panic in your post having been in the same position as yourself just a few months ago but as it turned out, it was really straightforward. Our son had the vaccination here in France just a few weeks ago with no problem at all. When we moved over, we went to register with the doctor in our local town and sorted it out with him. The NHS didnt want to know back in the UK. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlioz Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We are moving to Toulouse next summer. Our GP is leaving out a form for us to collect on Saturday when we go to the flu jab clinic, to take to our local hospital to get our 11yo TB jab done, it wasn't a problem at all. Once it has been done they will do me a printout of all the jabs both my girls have had since birth for their French schools. I haven't got any paperwork from the French College yet so am not sure if I need any other medical reports for inscription (we have yesterday had it confirmed that she has coeliac disease) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Doretie Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 ..................I too sense a bit of panic!Don't worry at all. We arrived here July last year with our 3 and 5 year old. We visited our Doctor a few weeks after we arrived. She gave us the prescription, we took it to the pharmacy to get the vaccine, then back to the doctor for the jab. It was very different to how I remember the BGC (big needle, big scab etc). 4 very small pin pricks that healed very very quickly, and both of them hardly felt a thing. My daughter is very dramatic when it comes to things like that too!!We sorted our insurance out once we were here too. Although it is a must at school, we have found nothing in France has to be done "this minute!" Our school was quite happy to wait a few weeks for us to get a copy of the insurance to them. I worried for weeks before our move as to how the children were going to cope with it all....... new house, new school, new language, no family near etc etc etc.......... They are all much more resiliant than we give them credit for I think. My 2 settled in very quickly, and absolutely love their life here in France!Good luck with it all - and enjoy it.Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo53 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Panic ye not. We didn't even know about the BCG thing when our eldest started school here. They will just say 'get it done' and will probably never even check whether you do or not. In the case of our 3 y-o, they haven't even asked. In fact I'm sure I heard somewhere that it is no longer compulsory, but you'd have to check that out.Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty5630<EM>Michele and David<EM> Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thank you for all of your kind replies! We are not so worried about it now, and it's nice to know others have been in the same boat as us! I will contact the school to see if it is ok to get their injections done as soon as it is possible for us!! Thank you for your recommendation re School Assurance.Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty5630<EM>Michele and David<EM> Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 [quote]..................I too sense a bit of panic! Don't worry at all. We arrived here July last year with our 3 and 5 year old. We visited our Doctor a few weeks after we arrived. She gave us the pre...[/quote]Thank you for your kind reponse, and making us feel a bit more at ease!! We are looking forward to moving to France and it's only natural for us to feel concerned about the children. It's lovely to hear other families have settled and are happy to have made the 'Big Move'.Kind regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgina Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 In a little late here, but we had the BCG before we came. I was really pushy though at the doctors. Kids have settled permanently here for about two months now in school, after being on long breaks here before. They are much happier. They are both going on a skiing holiday for one week in January, - I think it's great for them, but I will be on the tranquilisers I think (what's french for give me some tranquilisers please doctor???:Good luck.Georgina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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