We are very keen to help Young People with problems & information here at Old Mill.

We know that you sometimes need to simply read information to help.

Please feel free to read articles which we add from time to time on this page.

We will add as many appropriate items as we can for you. It is important for you to feel that you can come and talk to us if you need to. 

Confidentiality - To our younger people (under 16 years).......You have the right to receive confidential advice!

Please feel free to ask a member of staff if you have any worries about what you might choose to say to us. We want to help.

All the staff at this practice have to be discreet about your presence here and respect your privacy. You can be sure that anything you discuss will stay confidential, even if you are under 16. We will not say anything to anyone, including a member of your family, care workers or teachers, without your permission.

The only reason we might have to consider passing on confidential information you have shared with us without your permission would be to protect you or someone else from serious harm and we would always try to discuss this with you first.

We would like you to allow information about you to be shared, for instance between health professionals (eg) if you are being treated elsewhere like hospital or clinic, it is good if you allow the doctor or nurse to inform the GP about your treatment. Or, the GP might think a school nurse or another health worker might be able to help or support you. All health professionals are bound by the same duty to respect your confidentiality in the same way.

Staff will be concerned about your safety especially when talking about sex and contraception with young teenagers.

Staff may ask a lot of questions particularly when you are younger to check your understanding of what's happening.

Even if it is decided that you may not be mature enough to make a decision about a treatment, the discussion will still be confidential unless you were in any danger. We look forward to listening to you.

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TEEN LIFE CHECK....there are of course plenty of different

subjects which affect teenagers............... 

This link takes you to a really helpful item called "TeenLifeCheck". It talks about loads of different subjects which affect many teenagers - just take a look - it's information and a tool which helps you find out how you are doing !!! Click here ......  http://www.nhs.uk/lifechecktools/teenlifecheck/

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"Worth Talking About".

Do you want straightforward & reliable information about sex?

Talking about sex doesn’t have to be as difficult as you think.

Whether it’s knowing about your contraceptive choices, explaining STIs, coping with emotions or understanding your body, you'll find straightforward information and advice to make it easier to discuss everything to do with sexual health, right here...........http://www.nhs.uk/worthtalkingabout/Pages/sex-worth-talking-about.aspx

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What is the C-Card?

• The Torbay C – Card is a service offering free condoms, lubricant and sexual health information.  It is available to young people age 13 up to their 25th Birthday who live in Torbay.
• You will not be judged and the workers are there to support you and provide you with sexual health information.
• The C-Card worker will ask you a few questions for their records, but will explain this process to you.  Confidentiality will be explained to you as well.
• To join the C-Card all you have to do is visit one of the places displaying the following sign (see the list on this form):
• You will be given information about safer and more effective use of condoms including advice on any problems like condoms splitting, or not using one and then be given some general information on sexual health.

The service is confidential. This means that what you say will be kept private, unless the worker is concerned that you or someone else is at risk of significant harm. If you are worried about confidentiality or want this explained in more detail then please ask the C-Card worker.

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