The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will start the new students check-up procedures from Monday.
This is in parallel to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s (MoEHE) announcement regarding the enrolment of new students in government schools for the academic year 2024/2025.
The check-up procedures are outlines as follows: First a parent should call the hotline (107) and select the option for medical check-ups for school students to book an appointment. The competent staff will then proceed to electronically schedule all required appointments for the student including both dental and family medicine clinics.
The second step is attending the appointment by both the student and parent at the registered health centre, considering arriving one hour ahead and bringing the required documents (identity card, valid health card, birth certificate and vaccination card).
During the visit, a series of sequential procedures will take place: The check-in procedure at the reception, the nursing assessment, the conduct of necessary laboratory tests and social worker assessment. Then they have to attend the dental appointment followed by the appointment with the family physician for clinical examination, view all test results and issuance of the health certificate electronically.
The parent then collects the student’s e-file from the reception before leaving the health centre to submit it to the relevant authorities. An electronic link is established with the MoEHE, allowing their access to the student’s medical check-up results electronically, a PHCC statement added.
