Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Hi everyone, So at two courses in the same number of weeks 'The Red Book' has been mentioned. I was too embarrassed to admit I didn't know what they were talking about as everyone seemed to understand what was going on! Can anyone help me out?? Thanks in advance An embarrassed Chickpea xx
Guest Mrs Tiggy Winkle Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Could it be the red book that parents are issued with by the health visitor/midwife after the birth of a baby. Holds all the infanct records- weight, immunisations etc. Of course when I had mine they were yellow..... The books that is - not the babies Edited May 19, 2011 by Mrs Tiggy Winkle
Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Hi everyone, So at two courses in the same number of weeks 'The Red Book' has been mentioned. I was too embarrassed to admit I didn't know what they were talking about as everyone seemed to understand what was going on! Can anyone help me out?? Thanks in advance An embarrassed Chickpea xx Hello , the Red Book I think will be the book given to all mothers at the birth of their child. It has in it all weights and measures from birth and all immunisation records e.t.c
Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Thank you!!!! Was worried it was yet another new initiative / document I had missed. Makes perfect sense now xx
Inge Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 i agree it will be the book given to record children's information and progress since birth. I wouldn't be embarrassed about it.. unless you have had children there is no real reason to know.. and even then I had no idea about them for a long time... seems it is a phrase everyone expects you to know but unless told no real reason to know! I didn't have any book when my son was born, just a bit of paper with it on.. !! and a folded piece of card.. !!
Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 There has been some 'talk' recently about early years settings being involved in helping to support completion of checks within the 'red book'. I'm afraid I can't locate any specifics, but I'm sure I read it 'somewhere' - probably Nursery World.
finleysmaid Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 There has been some 'talk' recently about early years settings being involved in helping to support completion of checks within the 'red book'. I'm afraid I can't locate any specifics, but I'm sure I read it 'somewhere' - probably Nursery World. wasnt this mentioned in the tickell review?
Cait Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 Yes I think you are right Finleysmaid. My children's books were white with a green logo on, specific to west cumbria
Susan Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 My first book was blue and only I ever wrote in it. Snap! Although immunistations were recorded.
Gezabel Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 Yes it was in the tickell review something about improving working in partnership with outside agencies. I think all areas have 'the book' but the colour may vary, we have the 'yellow book' and some who are new to the area have a red one!
catma Posted May 20, 2011 Posted May 20, 2011 It's in connection to the Tickell proposal that early development checks (2 or 2 and 1/2 -can't recall) are recorded in the red book as a record that can be shared with education staff as well as health. Cx
Guest Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Well I've got two blue books, a green one and a red one...... Rachel
Guest Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 There has been some 'talk' recently about early years settings being involved in helping to support completion of checks within the 'red book'. I'm afraid I can't locate any specifics, but I'm sure I read it 'somewhere' - probably Nursery World. So we have to be health visitors now as well as everything else!
Inge Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 We have been fulfilling that role for years since they stopped the HV checks at 3 yrs old... just not recording it formally ...
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