Poorly baby

My gp is backlogged and hasn’t yet managed to register my six week old baby so they suggested I’d have to take him to a&e but I’m not sure if that’s abit extreme? He’s got a really blocked/ snotty nose and he’s very fidgety - he’s got a little cough but no temp. Do I take him to a&e or is that just extreme?

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Just ring 111. They will organise a GP appt for you somewhere especially seeing the age of the baby, even if it's our of hours, there special GPS dotted about usually and 111 can get appts

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Def call 111 before going to A&E, they’ll prob be able to book you an appt with an out of hours GP since it’s the weekend. They may advise you to go to A&E anyway due to the age of your child, but it’s worth a shot.

Lots of A&Es have a GP available which you may be sent to when you’re triaged, so perhaps they’re aware of that and know you’ll get seen that way. But I agree, 111 should get you an actual GP appointment (but don’t panic if that is in an A&E department!)

Would ring 111. I rang them Thursday night and they made me an appointment at the walk in.

I know when my mum was in hospital over Easter they’ve closed it to visitors due to nurovirus. I’d call 111

I’d avoid a&e purely because there’s a high chance he will catch something worse! I really advise only going there when things are really serious - definitely 111 for a GP appointment

When they are that young, they usually want to check them immediately. Go to A&E or call 111 for an out of hours appointment.