Information for referrers to BCG clinic, Community Health 4 Kids. Please can referrers ensure they are using the most up to date referral form for BCG referrals. Within Te Whatu Ora, Hauora O Toi, Bay of Plenty the form is found in Controlled Documents. For external referrers the referral form is available via BayNav, please ensure the most up to date form is used, this form is not necessarily the first form to come up in a search, form should have Te Whatu Ora header, not BOPDHB.
We no longer accept referrals by fax, all referrals can be emailed to PHN referral email address, by the red link within Te Whatu Ora or by emailing to listed email address on the bottom of the form for external referrals.
A few other points to consider:
We vaccinate babies/children aged 1 month – 5 years. We no longer vaccinate babies under 1 month because babies require a clear Guthrie/neonatal screening to be vaccinated. If result is available please include in referral. The BCG vaccination can be given within 1 month of oral rotavirus vaccination, there is no contraindication due to rotavirus vaccination being oral. There does need to be a space of 1 month between BCG/MMR. No vaccines should be given in arm of BCG vaccination (usually left arm) for 3 months. There is a waiting list for BCG clinics, if you are aware of family’s plans to travel, please include this information on referral form as we will prioritise those with imminent travel. We follow up any concerns about healing post BCG. Babies/children over 6 months will require a mantoux Tuberculin skin test prior to vaccination. This requires 2 appointments, usually Monday and Thursday of same week.
I have attached a copy of the form for reference, please do not save to computer as changes are made to forms.