Medical Records

[North to South]

Hello,

I just would like some guidance on whether you need to bring all your medical records with you, or just prescriptions for existing medication.  Any comments would be most welcomed.

Thanks

[Amber Snowball]

I did take printouts of my medical record but no one has ever looked at them! I’ve returned to the UK 13 years later with them still packed away.

If you have some interesting diagnosis a summary of that might be helpful and obviously prescriptions, but generally the doctors made their own assessments and treated from there. Sometimes treatment pathways might be different between countries or certain meds aren’t used so you need to be moved onto the Aus way of doing things and doctors will start from scratch and get you set up!

If you feel better/safer taking them then ask your GP and know you’ve got them if you need them.

[LouDYorkie]

I brought mine and have used them with a GP to work out which vaccinations were due when I had to work overseas.

[calNgary]

I never brought mine and have never been asked for them. I did bring a repeat script that listed the medication i was on to show the GP here but other than the kids Red Books ive never really needed anything else. As many members mention you have to pay to get your medical records ,i wouldnt bother and save your money.

 Cal x

 

[Quoll]

We asked for ours more as a “just in case” because DH has had some exploratory stuff done but if there’s nothing specifically concerning in your history I wouldn’t bother.