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Post by imp on Apr 13, 2016 9:52:06 GMT
I haven't been aware of a problem with this before, but it has come up with a recent placement.
When they moved to Adopters in another part of the county, they had problems registering the child with their GP---because the practice 'didn't know' how to do it!!!!!
As FCs we have no problems, our surgery just accept different names etc, but apparently this is a real problem at this particular surgery. Have any of you found this?
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Post by daffin on Apr 13, 2016 11:24:16 GMT
No. We didn't have any problems at all. The GP surgery sounds a bit lame. All I can suggest is that the adopters speak to the practice manager or that they ask their SW to phone the practice manager.
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Post by serrakunda on Apr 13, 2016 11:48:31 GMT
No we didn't have a problem.
Simba was just registered as a new patient. We had to go along for an appointment to get basic details, weighed and measured etc.
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Post by caledonia on Apr 13, 2016 12:47:48 GMT
we didn't have a problem. They said they could only register DS and DD under their birth name as the AO had not gone through but DS and DD were using my name everywhere, including school, and did from the day they moved in. Both of them refused to respond when the Dr called out their old name in the waiting rom and when Dr came up and asked of they were XXXXX YYYYY they said no! Dr got the practice manager to change them to 'known as'. . The added problem was that they had family in the area and were recognisable and so there was a security risk which helped but only after they made a fuss.
Sounds like your GP is being dense. Is there a practice manager who could point them in the right direction?
Cale
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Post by jmk on Apr 13, 2016 18:23:13 GMT
I thought as long as you had their 'red books' and NHS card you can register them. Would have to be in birth name until AO goes through, then they change it to your surname afterwards.
Have never heard of anyone having a problem though. Change GP's if they're that lame
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Post by bop on Apr 13, 2016 20:16:03 GMT
We had to register ours in their birth names at both school and GP until the AO was granted. It did cause problems later as some of their medical records got lost - the stuff that had happened between placement and AO - we only found out when we were told DD2 hadn't had all her MMR jags, yet I remembered taking her (and three of us holding her down!). All sorted now.
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Post by ladybug on Apr 14, 2016 7:08:03 GMT
No not an issue. We registered Babybug using his birth surname until AO was granted and then just simply changed his surname. His NHS number changed which does mean that his old record doesn't show anymore but we still have his red book with his original number in.
Why should a different surname complicate it? These days there must be plenty of children that have different surnames from their mothers!!,
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Post by imp on Apr 14, 2016 11:43:06 GMT
Thanks for your replies.
I certainly haven't had problems, though my GP and reception staff are really supportive of what we do, and I have never been aware that any of 'our' previous Adopters have had a problem.
Just think that this surgery can't have much experience of LAC, and the Adopters are possibly a little anxious about using the birth surname
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Post by kstar on Apr 14, 2016 20:07:45 GMT
They won't be able to avoid using birth surname anyway as the practice will have received notification of the placement as a matter of law I believe? Someone told me every local police station, education authority and the adopters GP are informed officially so that no one thinks you've kidnapped the child!
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