Pediatric Outpatient Clinic (concession agreement)
HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT:
- by post to BARSOS-MC, Redelonghijeva 12, 1000 Ljubljana (with an annotation: for Irena Kumelj, M.D.)
- by e-mail: Dozdravnika app;
(in case of problems with the application, please get in touch with Infonet support – tel. 04/600 76 00 or e-mail: podpora@dozdravnika.si or pediatrija@barsos.si); - by phone: +386 1 242 07 14 during office hours.
We kindly ask you to make an appointment for the examination, as patients who have made an appointment will be given priority, except for emergencies, which will be treated with priority.
When making an appointment, please provide your child’s name, date of birth, and phone number where you can be reached. Please also provide a brief description of the medical problem.
REQUESTING MEDICAL DOCUMENTS:
Prescriptions for ongoing treatments, referrals for check-ups, orders for medical equipment, and termination of treatments should be managed by email or, in special cases, by telephone.
- Requesting referrals and prescriptions for ongoing treatment
Please submit the most recent specialist report if you need a check-up referral. Referrals should be requested at least one week in advance. For the first specialist examination, an appointment should be made with the GP who will examine the child and write a referral letter for a specialist at their discretion.
Repeat medical prescriptions should be requested at least one week before the expiry date. Any change in treatment recommended by another specialist should be communicated to the child’s GP. - Issuing fit notes (compensation for nursing and care)
Suppose you need to care for a sick child. In that case, you must inform the child’s family doctor and bring the child in for a check-up within three days at the latest (according to health insurance regulations, it is not possible to open a sick note for several days without the consent of the doctor appointed by the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia).
If you need compensation for care, you will need a confirmation from the medical facility where the child was examined or a medical report of examination.
Compensation for accompanying is issued for children up to the age of 15 on an hourly basis.
The person responsible for managing the appointment book is nurse Nataša Brelih, who can be contacted at the above address.
The registered number of insured persons: 1257
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Instructions for choosing a pediatrician:
- Newborns – call and make an appointment for the first check-up, which is mandatory at one month of age.
Required documents – discharge certificate of the newborn from the maternity hospital and health card of one of the parents. - Choosing another pediatrician for your child – choosing a pediatrician for your child can be done by contacting our clinic by phone during office hours or by sending an e-mail to pediatrija@barsos.si for further instructions on choosing a pediatrician for your child.
- Patients of the Barsos Medical Centre who wish to confirm their registration with the pediatrician Dr. Irena Kumelj only need to bring their child’s health card and sign a declaration of choice of a personal doctor.
If you are not sure whether your child may attend kindergarten/school with specific symptoms, or if you need to speak with the pediatrician of your choice, the guidelines prepared by the Department of Primary Pediatrics of the Health Insurance Institution of Slovenia (ZZZS) will help you.
COMPULSORY VACCINATIONS IN SLOVENIA
According to the Contagious Diseases Act, vaccination against nine infectious diseases is compulsory in Slovenia. These are:
- Haemophiles Influenzae type B,
- Diphtheria,
- Tetanus,
- Whooping cough,
- Polio,
- Measles,
- Mumps,
- Rubella and
- Hepatitis B.
To be admitted to a kindergarten, whether public or private, children must have received the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccinations. The child will not be admitted to kindergarten if these immunizations are not listed on the pediatrician’s health certificate. This is stipulated in Article 51a of the Contagious Diseases Act. Naturally, kindergarten admission is also open to children who have not been vaccinated for medical reasons or for whom the choice to forego vaccination for medical reasons has not yet been taken.
When enrolling in secondary school or a faculty where they will receive training in the health, education, or social sectors, young people are required to be vaccinated in compliance with the current vaccination and drug protection program. These instructional programs are also available to young people who have not received vaccinations for medical reasons.
More information for parents is available at: https://www.nijz.si/sites/www.nijz.si/files/publikacije-datoteke/cepljenje_knjizica_november_2021_2.pdf.
FIRST MEDICAL EXAM OF A NEWBORN
At one month of age, the child typically has their first examination at the pediatrician’s office of your choosing. We advise you to schedule an appointment with our nurse as soon as you return home from the maternity hospital. You will be assigned a suitable time for a prenatal examination if there is a medical reason why the baby has to be checked before the first month. At the initial consultation, bring the baby’s health card and your certificate of discharge. The baby is only permitted to use the parents’ health insurance card up until the age of 60 days. After that, they will need their card, which they can get from their covered parent or the Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS).
You can take advantage of your child’s mandatory health insurance, which means that all services of this kind are free, if you sign the declaration of the physician of your choosing at our outpatient clinic and get your health insurance card validated. According to the pricing list provided by the health insurance provider, you will be responsible for paying for the examination yourself if the health insurance card is not confirmed. Children can be examined on a self-pay basis if our facility does not have the pediatrician of their choice.
When you make an appointment, please let our nurse know if your child has a rash. In this instance, enter by the infectious disease entrance, which is situated in the building’s rear atrium.
USEFUL TIPS WHEN YOUR CHILD IS ILL:
- Remember the basic precautions and take your child’s temperature;
- If your child has a fever, take off their clothes first;
- If the temperature rises above 38.5°C, give them a suppository or syrup to bring the temperature down;
- If you think that your child’s general condition has deteriorated (lying most of the time, inactive, feeling pain, noticing a rash, etc.), call the doctor;
- It is advisable to take a pen and a notebook and write down instructions during the consultation with the pediatrician.
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (PNMP)
Offers emergency medical care to children and young people up to 19 years of age. Call +386 1 47 23 888.
EVERY NIGHT, ON SUNDAYS, AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
An emergency doctor for children, adolescents, and young people is accessible at the ZDL Centre, Metelkova 9, every night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and on Sundays and public holidays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The doctor on duty provides emergency treatment and medical assistance but does not make home visits.
On Saturdays, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., the doctor on duty for children and adolescents up to 19 years of age is only accessible at one ZD Ljubljana location: the ground floor of the Healthcare Services for Pre-school Children, Unit Center, Metelkova ulica 9.
For emergency medical assistance in the event of a life-threatening emergency at home, in the event of a traffic or other accident, call 112.
ONLY CALL THE PNMP IN REAL EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
- Ne pozabite na osnovni ukrep in otroku najprej izmerite telesno temperaturo,
- če ima vaš otrok vročino, mu najprej odstranite oblačila,
- v primeru, da se temperatura dvigne nad 38,5 °C, mu dajte svečko ali sirup za zniževanje temperature,
- če presodite, da je otrokovo splošno počutje slabše (poležava, ni aktiven, ga nekaj boli, opazite izpuščaj, itd.) pokličite zdravnika,
- priporočljivo je, da imate med pogovorom s pediatrom, pri sebi svinčnik in beležnico, kamor si boste zapisali navodila.
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