Health

Health is not just about your body, it’s also about your mind and the Care Leavers Service are here to support you with both. Your Personal Advisor will work with you to think about the support you need and how this will look. Some of the things we can offer you include:

Health registrations and appointments

We can support you to:

Find and register with a GP and dentist
Make phone calls for you or with you about your health
Get to appointments
Attend appointments with you
Practice the skills you will need as an adult to manage your health
Make referrals to wellbeing or mental health services

We know that health appointments can cause all of us some worry or anxiety and so even if all you need is some encouragement, we will be there for you.

Health Passports we are working closely with the Care Leavers Health Team to ensure that every care leaver has a Health Passport. This document details your personal health and family health history. This will also include details of services available for you to access. This is really useful if you have or intend to move GPs.

Care Leavers Health Team

What they offer:

You will have health assessments up to the age of 18 every year by one of the team
Signposting and advice for care leavers up to the age of 24
Signposting and advice for personal advisors
Care leavers health summary for all young people 17 and a half to 18 and a half either posted or emailed and a copy saved at social care and with your GP
0161-335-2984 or caredforchildren@tgh.nhs.uk
https://www.facebook.com/pg/LACnursesTameside https://www.instagram.com/looked_after_children_tameside
Twitter - @CTgicft

Dental

D-Scheme

As a Care Leaver if you are struggling to access a dentist you can access the D-Scheme. A number of dentists within Tameside have signed up to a scheme which allows you to access a local dentist. The QR code below will take you directly to the D-Scheme website which will let you know which dentists are taking part.

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https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist

Free prescriptions

All care leavers are entitled to free prescriptions before you turn 25. If you pay for your prescriptions your PA can advise you on how you get these paid for. The criteria is below.

Be Well

Be Well Tameside offer support if you want to:

Lose weight
Give up smoking, e-cigarettes or chewing tobacco
Have a healthier diet
Be more active
Have a health check
Tel: 0161 342 5050 Be Well Tameside
Facebook: Be Well Tameside
Twitter: @BeWellTameside
Instagram: @bewell_tameside

Emotional Health

Your Leaving Care Service:

Lightening the Load: One Step at a Time- a warm, welcoming walking group for care leavers to boost mental health, make connections, and enjoy a breather from life’s stresses. We meet for gentle, sociable walks; no pressure, no pace-setting, just fresh air, friendly faces and a chance to talk (or simply listen). After each walk, we gather at the Hub for hot drink or cooler and relaxed conversation.

Whether you’re looking for friendship, someone to listen, or just time to unwind, Lightening the Load helps you feel a little lighter- one step and one sip at a time.

We’re starting small, but with your involvement, we hope the group will grow, friendships will flourish, and fresh air will its magic.

There are a wide range of services locally and nationally that can help you with your emotional and mental health. For a full list of services, you can access Tameside Service Information Service Mental Health Support

Alternatively, you can also access

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/services

koothplc.com/our-products/young-people

Below is a list of Health Services that you may find helpful

Alcohol & Substance Misuse

Change, Grow, Live (CGL)

My Recovery Tameside aims to prevent, reduce and respond to alcohol and drug related harm in Tameside.

0161 672 9420

Tameside Young Persons Drug and Alcohol Service (changegrowlive.org)

www.talktofrank.com

Sexual Health

YOU think

Specialist team of youth workers who offer group work and one to one support to young people under 25 years with regards to their sexual health.

Phone: 0161 342 5600 or 0161 342 5671

Email: YOUthinkadvice@tameside.gov.uk

Locala

Locala provide sexual health services in Tameside for sexually transmitted infections (STI’s), contraception, sexual health advice, HIV care.

0161 507 9460

https://www.locala.org.uk?services/sexual health

Family Nurse Partnership (FNP)

FNP is a home visiting programme for first time young mums and families, helping them have a healthy pregnancy, improve their child’s health and development and plan their own futures.

FNP work with care leavers who are going to be parents up to the age of 21 partnering them with a specifically trained family nurse who visits them regularly, from early pregnancy till their child is 2.

By focusing on their strengths, FNP enables young parents to: