Designated nurse
The Designated Nurse provides health advice to young people up to the age of 21 years by working in collaboration with the Care Experience team. The support given varies and includes sign posting to other services and referrals if necessary. An annual review health assessment is completed with you up to 18 years as legally required. In addition to this, nurses provide a health passport to care leavers around the time of their 18th birthday, with all their health information included such as childhood illnesses, immunisations details, birth details and so on.
Free prescriptions
If you are a care leaver up to the age of 25 and working or in full time Higher Education, you are entitled to free prescriptions. Please discuss with your PA who will be able to apply for this on your behalf.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer
We have a dedicated section of our website that holds all of our information about how all children and young people with a special educational need or disability can live well in Dudley.
It is the SEND Local Offer.
Support if you are pregnant
If you are pregnant and aged under 25, the Family Nurse Partnership programme can support you through your pregnancy. This free and voluntary programme will support you to give your baby the best start in life.
For more information go to https://www.fnp.nhs.uk, speak to your midwife or PA.
There are currently charitable organisations that we can signpost you to for additional support. We have had lots of support for our care leavers from organisations such as: