Health and wellbeing

Health and wellbeing

We want to ensure all of our cared for children and care experienced young people enjoy good health and wellbeing.

Your personal adviser will help you achieve this with the support of a range of partners and health and wellbeing service.

We will support you to recognise your own health needs and signpost you to services to meet these needs. This includes:

  • providing information on healthy living
  • supporting you stop smoking with the help of Stop Smoking Cumbria
  • free or subsidised access to leisure centres in Cumberland
  • accessing support for a healthy lifestyle via the Cumberland Health and Wellbeing support service
  • accessing the adult social care services

Health passport

A health passport (also known as health journal) collects all your important health information in one place. You will receive a copy via your personal adviser when you reach 18.

It includes key information from your childhood, such as:

  • when and if you have had immunisations
  • illnesses
  • medication
  • health needs

Talk to your personal adviser if you haven’t received your health passport or you have misplaced it.

Register with a GP, dentist and optician

We will make sure you are registered with health services such as a:

  • doctor (GP)
  • dentist
  • optician
  • specialist service you may need

We can support you with:

  • accessing health drop-in services
  • accessing accident and emergency services
  • getting help to pay for prescriptions and how to obtain a pre-paid prescription certificate
  • accessing the free or reduced costs NHS Low Income Scheme
  • transport costs when attending health appointments

If you need emergency help with your health

If it’s a health emergency don’t wait. For emergency treatment you will need to go to your local accident and emergency department or ring 999 and ask for an ambulance.

For non-emergencies you can call the NHS 111 service for advice and signposting.

Mental health and support with your emotional wellbeing

We will support you to develop a personal health and well-being plan that works for you. This includes:

  • providing information about local counselling services
  • local, national and online services

Websites that can help you manage your mental health

The following websites provide information and support regarding mental well-being:

If needed, we will support your move from children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult mental health services.

Sexual health

If you are concerned about your sexual health, then you can make an appointment to access your nearest sexual health centre. If you access a service, this will be treated in confidence.

Young parent

If you are a young parent, we will support you to do the best for your child(ren). We can:

  • help you find services that provides support
  • arrange for your personal adviser to support you when visiting services
  • help you to arrange childcare through the Care to Learn Fund if you want to return to education

Leisure centres

We will support all care experienced young people to obtain a Better Leisure pass and explore the free or discounted activities you can access through the leisure pass.

Find leisure centres across Cumberland

If you live outside of Cumberland, we will look to identify a leisure pass for your local area.

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