do i need to bring my medicl records from uk

**wyles family** · 11-10-2011, 09:20 AM

hello everyone, we go on the 25th oct!! yipeeee... do we really need to bring our medical records with us from uk? time is running out with all the things we have to do in two weeks, just wondered if this was important. thanks

**ianb** · 11-10-2011, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by wyles family

hello everyone, we go on the 25th oct!! yipeeee... do we really need to bring our medical records with us from uk? time is running out with all the things we have to do in two weeks, just wondered if this was important. thanks

I would say from what we have found is un less you have some existing conditions i would not bother.

**Baggienurse** · 11-10-2011, 11:12 AM

We just got a basic print out of the times we had attended the doctor and nurse and for why. Dont know if it will be of any use but it was funny looking back at some of them..

**Ashby Dicko** · 11-10-2011, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by wyles family

hello everyone, we go on the 25th oct!! yipeeee... do we really need to bring our medical records with us from uk? time is running out with all the things we have to do in two weeks, just wondered if this was important. thanks

It wondn't hurt to bring them. Our Doctor has requested them just to see about our health etc...

**sally1968** · 15-10-2011, 11:55 AM

We moved here just over 7 years ago and was going to be charged an arm and a leg for out medical records so didn't bother. I have never been asked for them here and as others have said unless you have a fairly major exsisting condition I wouldn't bother.

**BackToAdelaide** · 15-10-2011, 02:19 PM

I just got a printout of mine the other day and it only cost me £15. I felt it was worth it as I've been away from Australia for over 7 years and I wanted to keep my records complete.

**snifter** · 15-10-2011, 04:40 PM

If you have kids bring their red books as these contain their immunisation records which will be needed.

Other than that, don't worry overly. Unless someone has an ongoing serious medical condition that will require treatment, you can fill in your medical history yourself.

**Sallyh** · 27-12-2011, 03:10 AM

I brought ours, and it has been useful off and on. I paid something similar to around £15 and they printed out the main stuff - good esp for birth history for me, test results at any times, vaguely useful for the children because of having seen ENT people in the past... It wasn't hard to get from my Drs and tbh I wanted it for my own records, bit like BackToAdelaide.