Know Your Rights – Health Care
Are 11 or over? - Know your Rights!
Did you know that the way you can get health care
will start changing.
This includes how you can:
Get appointments with a health professional.
Someone who is paid to look after your health – like a doctor, nurse or therapist.
Get a repeat prescription.
A letter from the doctor saying you need more of the medicine you had before.
See your medical records
What the health professional writes about you.
Health care is private.
You decide:
- If you want, your parent or carer can still come with you to appointments.
- You can also talk to us without anyone else knowing.
- It is important that adults in your life know that this is OK.
Contacting each other – you and your GP
Check the letter from your GP to find:
- Phone Number
- Website
Contact them to find out more about making your own appointments.
Important
We need to check with you how you want to be contacted and will ask you at your next appointment.
More information
This leaflet tells you more about your rights in healthcare
Here is a great website.
It tells you more about your rights in healthcare and how to see a doctor:
Some other places you can contact for your health care in Tower Hamlets:
Health Spot
A young people’s GP Clinic in Spotlight. See a Doctor or specialist Nurse for free.
www.wearespotlight.com/health-spot
Contact Treaser: treaser@wearespotlight.com
Call: 07734 346 127
Safe East Sexual Health and Substance Misuse support
Call: 020 3954 0091
Email: compass.towerhamletsyphws@nhs.net
Barnado’s Young People’s Mental Health support / counselling
Call: 0203 988 4706
Kooth Online Counselling and Support
CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service)
Call: 0207 426 2375
24 hour Mental Health Crisis Line
Call: 0800 073 003
The NHS App
From the age of 13 you can use the NHS APP to manage appointments and order repeat prescriptions.