Personal Child Health Record (PCHR)
Trusted provider of the Red Book for over 30 years!
Personal Child Health Record
Harlow has supplied the Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) for over 30 years. A multi-disciplinary working group hosted by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health oversees the content and development of the national standard PCHR with expert advice from Harlow.
Over 30 years of excellence
The Personal Child Health Record (PCHR), also known as the ‘Red Book’, is given to parents or carers at a child’s birth to record their growth, immunisations, and development and results of screening tests. Harlow manufactures and supplies the national standard PCHR with the option to personalise pages based on geographical location. The PCHR is regularly reviewed to ensure the content remains relevant.
Key features
Designed in partnership with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).
Comprehensive record of child’s screening tests, immunisations and vaccinations
Downloads
The Personal Child Health Record (PCHR), also known as the ‘Red Book’, is given to parents or carers at a child’s birth to record their growth, immunisations, and development and results of screening tests. Harlow manufactures and supplies the national standard PCHR with the option to personalise pages based on geographical location. The PCHR is regularly reviewed to ensure the content remains relevant.
- Personal Child Health Record Book (Version 6) – Including child immunisation amendments from 1st January 2026. From 1 January 2026, the MMRV vaccine will be introduced into the routine childhood immunisation schedule in the UK. When your child will be offered this vaccine depends on their date of birth.
- Scottish PCHR
- Full Personal Child Health Record (PCHR) insert – including instructions and growth charts for boys and girls who have Down’s syndrome
- Body Map
We are also pleased to offer a free page on childhood cancer awareness from the Grace Kelly Ladybird Trust. If you wish to include this in your next order, please contact us. To view a copy of the leaflet click here.
We also offer a free page from the Meningitis Research Foundation called the Baby Watch Leaflet. If you wish to include this in your next order, please contact us. To view a copy of the leaflet, click the file below
To download a copy of Childhood Tumuor Trust’s Neurofibromatosis Type 1 insert, click here.
Latest updates
Personal Child Record Book – Version 5
- Includes all changes to routine child routine immunisation changes 2025
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Now available – ‘RSV Immunisation with Monoclonal antibody insert’ Download a copy click here
Please contact us for more information
You can read more about the changes to the childhood schedule which include the introduction of a new routine vaccination appointment at 18 months of age, in the Changes to the routine childhood vaccination schedule from 1 July 2025 letter available here.
You can view the Guidance for healthcare practitioners on the routine childhood schedule changes from 1 July 2025 and training slide set here.
For more information, please visit healthforallchildren.com, contact us on 0191 455 4286 or email us at sales@harlowsolutions.co.uk.