You get free healthcare from

• GPs (family doctors)
• Practice nurses/ community nurses/ health visitors (these are nurses or health workers that are based at local health centres. Community nurses and health visitors can visit you at home if necessary)
• Pharmacists (they dispense the medicines in a chemists)
• Opticians
• Dentists
• Hospitals

Parents'/ guardians' consent
At this age, you are still dependent on parents or guardians to sign consent forms for medical treatment, but you can make an appointment to see a doctor or health worker on your own if you want to discuss a health issue privately.

A time of change

Early teens are a time of change - with puberty comes growth spurts, skin problems, bodily changes, etc. Advice is available from doctors, practice nurses, health visitors, or school nurses.

Useful Web Links

Puberty
http://kidshealth.org/kid/somebody/puberty.html

Acne and what you can do about it
http://kidshealth.org/kid/normal/acne.html

Menstruation
http://kidshealth.org/kid/somebody/menstruation.html

Eating Disorders
http://kidshealth.org/kid/normal/eatdisorder.html

For other issues see Health Problems

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