Most health services are available to everyone and you do not need an assessment or referral to use them. Everyday health services can meet the needs of many children and young people with special educational needs.

If you live in Medway, visit their local offer.

Types of general health services

Your child or young person can access a variety of health services to meet their health needs, as well as specialist and targeted services. Services may differ depending on where in Kent you live.

This includes:

Before you go to an appointment

When visiting a general health service, don't forget to look into:

Reasonable adjustments

It's a good idea to let the person you're seeing know that you may need a reasonable adjustment. A reasonable adjustment can include:

  • a longer appointment
  • easy read documents to explain the appointment
  • clearer signs to get there.

Learn more about reasonable adjustments.

Easy read support

If you need an easy read version of visiting a health service, here are some great resources for you.

Visiting a GP or hospital:

Visiting a pharmacy:

Visiting the dentist:

Visiting an optician

Contact your local NHS health provider

Services in Kent can fall under one of these providers:

If you are not happy with the service being provided to your child, find out who can support you and how to raise a complaint.