Support with your health and wellbeing
When we talk about your health, we don’t just mean exercising and eating vegetables - although this is an important part of staying healthy!
Health also covers things like how you feel about yourself, how you manage your emotions, whether you have good sexual health and whether you know where to go for support with your health if you are struggling.
There are different services available to care leavers in Rotherham, some are provided by leaving care and others are accessed through your GP but either way, your Personal Advisor will be able to signpost you to the right support. Details of some of those services are below.
You will be given a health summary document when you leave care. This will be completed by a nurse, usually the one you knew when you were looked after, and you can meet with them to receive this document and help you understand the information it may have. It will give you a summary of things that are available in your health records.
Health information like your blood type, dates of your immunisations and the name of your GP and any other significant health information you need to be aware of.
If you don’t want it at this time, it will be kept on your medical records at your GPs for you to get at any time in the future.
