A fundamental aspiration for all young people is to have good health.
For young people with SEND this could include:
- To be a relaxed and happy person who does not get easily stressed or worried
- To enjoy being active and taking part in activities
- To move around safely
- To have a healthy and nutritious diet
- To eat and drink safely
- To look after personal care needs
- To breathe safely
- To take all relevant medication safely
- To be free from pain
- To keep themselves and others safe from harm
- To manage personal and sexual health
- To know how to access support for mental health and wellbeing
Good Health
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- Child obesity checks
- Diet - making choices
- Dentist visits
- Physical exercise
- Managing minor health needs e.g. asthma
- Immunisation
- Articulating pain / health problems
- Starting puberty
- Know how to access support for mental health and wellbeing
Who is responsible?
- School
- Child
- Parents/ Carers
- Health Professionals
- Ensure Health needs continue to be updated and reviewed
- Sex education
- Immunisation – tetanus
- Managing more complex health needs
- Understanding what the GP can help with
- Annual health check with GP if registered learning disability
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Drug and alcohol education
- SRE Lessons- Healthy relationships and sexual health
Who is responsible?
- School
- Child
- Parents/ Carers
- Health Professionals
- Ensure that the young person/family are in control of any financial support for keeping healthy
- Learning Disability Annual Health Check via GP if eligible
- Ensure that young person knows how to keep healthy
- Ensure relevant professionals are in contact with each other and share information (with relevant consents) and understand how best to communicate with the young person
- Think about Personal Health Budgets, if eligible
- Use of health passports and consider whether reasonable adjustments are needed to access health services
Who is responsible?
- School
- Child
- Parents/ Carers
- Social Care Teams (if open)
- Ensure that the young person/family are in control of any financial support for keeping healthy
- Annual Health Check via GP if eligible & GP surgery is participating in the scheme
- Ensure that young person knows how to keep healthy
- Ensure relevant professionals are in contact with each other and share information(with relevant consents) and understand how best to communicate with the young person
- Think about Personal Health Budgets,if eligible
- Use of health passports and consider whether reasonable adjustments are needed to access health services
Who is responsible?
- Young person
- Social Care Teams (if open)
- School
- Parents/ Carers
