You succeed in getting an appointment with a doctor for a consultation. Better be well prepared and have in hands the necessary so everything can go smoothly. Here is a guide to help you to be organize and to maximize your consultation time.

Manage the waiting time

Even if you have booked an appointment with a doctor, whatever if he’s practicing in a clinic or in a hospital, you will almost certainly have to wait. The first thing you should bring is something to keep you busy in the waiting room. A good book is often good company in those times and it’s easy to carry. If you are with a child or a baby, do not forget diapers, milk or snacks and one or two games.

Items to bring

Besides taking a book with you to the consultation, there’s several objects your doctor or his desk would need. In the case where your appointment is at a hospital, bring your establishment card so they can retrieve your file. If you do not already have one, at your venue the admission will surely produce you one.

To be able to help you well, your doctor needs to know as much as possible your habits and your medical history to date. The clearer the better, so you should have with you an update list of your medication. You can get that from your pharmacist. It will give a more complete view of your situation for the consultation.

If you have one, your vaccination booklet can be useful. It is particularly practical for people that get vaccines regularly, like big travelers. The vaccination booklet records a list of vaccines you have got, but also have the dates. Those info makes the needed subsequent vaccines easier to detect.

The most important item you should carry with you for your appointment is, obviously, your Health Insurance Card! It is the first thing they will ask you to give when you get to your appointment. That card is the one giving you a free access to health services.

In recapitulation, for your consultation, you will need something to keep you busy, your hospital card if needed, a to date list of your medication, your vaccination booklet and, above all, your Health Insurance Card.