The Core Health Checks

These checks include 12 core contacts as well as a general practitioner check at 6 weeks, linked to the 6-week immunisations. They are all free. To get more information on what each check contains, click below on the one you want to know more about.

Birth
- Child health and wellbeing
- Vitamin K (injection or oral)
- Maternal wellbeing
- Safe sleep practices
First week check
- Child health and wellbeing
- Vitamin K (2nd oral if required)
- Guthrie heel prick/metabolic screening (2–5 days)
- Safe sleep practices
- Maternal/family health and wellbeing
2–4 week
- Child health and wellbeing
- Hearing screening test undertaken by 4 weeks
- Safe sleep practices
The LMC transition visit includes
- Child health and wellbeing
- Give Vitamin K (3rd oral dose if required)
- Maternal and family wellbeing
- Forward all relevant information to the baby’s family doctor and Well Child provider
- Safe sleep practices
The GP team transition visit includes
- Child health and wellbeing
- 6 week immunisation
- Vision check
- Safe sleep practices
The Well Child provider transition visit includes
- Child growth and development
- Family health and wellbeing
8-10 weeks
- Child growth and development
- Family health and wellbeing
- Safe sleep practices
3-4 months
- Child growth and development
- Developmental assessment
- 3 month immunisation
- Family health and wellbeing
- Safe sleep practices
5-7 months
- Child growth and development
- Developmental assessment
- Oral health
- 5 month immunisation visit
- Family health and wellbeing
- Safe sleep practices
9-12 months
- Child growth and development
- Developmental assessment
- Oral health
- Family health and wellbeing
- Safe sleep practices
15-18 months
- Child growth and development
- Developmental assessment
- Oral health
- 15 month immunisation visit
- Family health and wellbeing
2-3 years
- Child growth and development
- Developmental assessment
- Oral health
- Family health and wellbeing
- Early childhood eduction
4 years (B4 School Check)
- Child growth and development
- Developmental assessment
- Oral health
- 4 year immunisation visit
- Behavioural assessment
- Vision and hearing
- Family health and wellbeing
- Preparation for school

The Core Health Checks

THE 13 STEP SCHEDULE

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The Core Health Checks

Birth

First week check

2–4 week

The LMC transition visit includes

The GP team transition visit includes

The Well Child provider transition visit includes

8-10 weeks

3-4 months

5-7 months

9-12 months

15-18 months

2-3 years

4 years (B4 School Check)

The Core Health Checks

THE 13 STEP SCHEDULE