Health, wellbeing and relationships for care leavers

We can:

• help you register with a doctor and a dentist
• develop a health passport with your childhood information (such as immunisations) and current health needs
• arrange for you to have a free membership to Everyone Active until you're 25
• share advice on health and wellbeing

We can:

• support you to access local health centres
• help you arrange childcare so that you are able to attend (see tax-free childcare on GOV.UK and get free childcare if you're working on GOV.UK)
• help you with travel costs for health appointments

You may be able eligible for free prescriptions. Check if you can get free prescriptions on the NHS website.

If you are not eligible for free prescriptions, you can get a pre-payment prescription card which is funded by NHS Frimley.

This offer is for all care leavers aged 18 to 25 years known to Bracknell Forest.

We can help you get the pre-payment card, or you can apply for it yourself using the pre-payment card online form. 

You may be able eligible for free eye tests. Check if you are eligible for free eye tests on the NHS website.

If you are not eligible for free eye tests, as a care leaver aged 18 to 25 years Frimley NHS will fund your eye tests.

Please ask your personal assistant to fill out this form: apply for an eye health check up. 

You may be able eligible for free dental care. Check if you are eligible for free dental care on the NHS website.

If you are not eligible for free eye tests, as a care leaver aged 18 to 25 years Frimley NHS will fund your dental checks.

Please ask your personal assistant to fill out this form: apply for a dental health check up. 

We can:

• help you access local resources, such as counselling services
• help you with the transition of any CAMHS involvement to adult services

This booklet from NHS Berkshire Healthcare is about helping you get ready for your next steps after CAMHS (PDF, 6.9MB)

We may be able to support you with:

• help to maintain or regain contact with people special to you or who cared for you in the past, like former foster carers, independent visitors or social workers
• support to reconnect with family where it is in your best interests
• support with transport costs, once a month, to help you keep in contact with people that are important to you

Your sexual health is important and we want you to know where to go for support and advice.

We can help you access these services in confidence.

Jan Welch is the nurse we work with in Bracknell.

Find information on local sexual health services on the Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust website. This covers services in Bracknell Forest, Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead.

The sexual health team offers help and advice on contraception, sexually transmitted infections and other sexual health problems. You can also access sexual health support options through their online booking system.

If you are 18+, you can order a free home STI testing kit from Sexual Health Experts.

To speak to someone in-person, contact The Garden Clinic at Skimped Hill.