Health and Wellbeing

Your health and wellbeing

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We want to help you to stay as healthy as possible, physically, and emotionally and will provide you with support to do so.

Milton Keynes will offer you:

  • advice and information on healthy living through your PA and our Next Steps programme.
  • support you with guidance on getting help to pay for prescriptions.
  • support you to register with a GP.
  • support you to move from CAMHS to adult mental health services.
  • give information about counselling services that are available locally.
  • give you help with transports costs when attending health appointments.
  • if you are a young parent, we will take an interest in your child/children and support you to do the best for them. We will help you arrange childcare if this is what you want.
  • we can offer you financial support to initially start a hobby.  Yor PA will support you with a longer term plan for sustaining this. 
  • ive you information about health drop-in centres.

When you turn 18 you will receive a letter from our nursing team.  This is a personalised document (sometimes known as a health passport) which tells you about your health history, records, and assessments, as well as informing you of support services you can access.  If you are unsure about the content of your letter or have any questions relating to it then one of our Looked After Children’s nurses would be able to look at this with you.

Our substance misuse worker can support you in managing any substance missuse concerns you have.  This may include education / training and / or support plans.

If you need emotional or practical support in making and attending a health appointment, then your PA would be happy to discuss how we can assist.  In some situations, you may like to PA to attend with you which can be arranged

All of our PAs have mental health and trauma informed training and they will be able to work with you on mindfulness techniques and coping strategies informed by our psychologist. However, sometimes you may need additional, more specialist support.   We work very closely with mental health services in Milton Keynes. This means that if you feel like you are struggling with your Mental Health it is really important that you tell your PA so that we can access the support with you and escalate any concerns we have.   

You can have access to our Primary Mental Health worker and where appropriate your PA can support you in accessing the peri natal team (for pregnant Mothers or until your baby is one). 

We have Weekly football & Cricket training sessions you can join. We can help you to access gym and leisure facilities at reduced or supplement rates. Your PA will talk to you about the options available to you.

We will pay for you to subscribe to the Ask Jan counselling & wellbeing service.  You can access specialized counselors through this service as well as wellbeing advice and guidance.

We run friendly group work sessions   which include a focus on; wellbeing, mindfulness, meditation, relaxation techniques and self esteem

Cooking and healthy eating workshops are offered to all care experienced young people through our Next Steps proramme.

 

Dentist

We will help you to register with a local dentist.

You may be entitled to free or discounted dental care. Find more information on dental cost and available treatments.

Your social worker will help you to explore these options with you.

 

Optician

You may be entitled to free or discounted optician care.

Find more information on free NHS eye test and optical vouchers.

We will provide you with financial contribution for prescription glasses and contact lenses, if not already covered by the NHS. This may be subject to further agreement by the Head of Service.

Your social worker will help you to explore these options with you.

 

Sexual health services

Sexual health services are free and available to everyone, regardless of:

  • sex
  • age
  • ethnic origin
  • and sexual orientation.

You can find more information here iCaSH Milton Keynes.

You can also speak to one of our nurses who will provide you with information.

 

Identification

Before your 18th birthday we will support you to obtain important identification documents, such as a passport and provisional driving license. 

National Insurance number 

We will support you to get your National Insurance number if you have not received one. Your National Insurance number is your own personal account number. It is unique to you and you keep the same one all your life. It makes sure that the National Insurance contributions and tax you pay are properly recorded against your name. It also acts as a reference number when communicating with the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

 

Immigration status

For those who have ongoing claims, such as for asylum, we will continue to liaise with your solicitors and the Home Office to try and help progress these claims. 

For young people who came to Milton Keynes as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, we can support you to access groups such as ‘New2UK’ where emotional and practical support will be given by professionals and peers.  If needed, we can support you to access counselling.  We work closely with organisations such as the red cross and the refugee council and can assist you in accessing their services.