Health and Therapeutic Input
GP, dental, CAMHS, and Looked After Children Nurse liaison, alongside access to external therapeutic services.
Health needs are care needs
Many young people arrive in care with health needs that have gone unmet, missed, or delayed. Some carry diagnoses that need active management. Others need access to mental health support, dental care, or routine checks they have never had. We treat health as central to wellbeing, not as a separate workstream.
* What we coordinate *
Registration with a local GP, dentist, and optician on or shortly after admission
Initial Health Assessment and ongoing Looked After Child health reviews
Liaison with the Children Looked After (CLA) Nurse for the placing authority
CAMHS referral and ongoing engagement where indicated
Medication management to MAR chart standards, with senior oversight
Health appointment attendance and follow-up
Sexual health, drugs and alcohol, and harm reduction support where needed
* Therapeutic input *
We are not a clinical setting and we do not provide on-site therapy. What we provide is a therapeutic environment, supported by external therapeutic input where this has been commissioned or is being arranged by the placing authority.
Where therapy is in place, we support the young person to attend, we build the work into their routine, and we maintain communication with the therapist to ensure the home environment supports rather than disrupts the work. Where therapy has not yet been commissioned, we can support the conversation with the placing authority.
* Emotional wellbeing in daily life *
Day-to-day, the young person’s emotional wellbeing is supported through P.A.C.E.-informed practice, key work sessions, and a calm, predictable environment. Staff are trained to recognise signs of low mood, anxiety, dissociation, or escalating distress, and to respond with attunement rather than reaction.
Where additional emotional support is needed, we work with the placing authority and external services to put the right input in place quickly.
* Local health access *
We are well-located for health services. The nearest hospital is Ealing Hospital (~1.7 miles), with additional acute and specialist services at Northwick Park Hospital. Local GP practices and dental services are within easy reach, and the home maintains established working relationships with the local Looked After Children health team.
Referral and Partnership?
We are always happy to talk through how our home model could suit a young person you are placing. To discuss a referral, contact Rebecca Saunders (Director) on enquiries@hubhaven.co.uk or 07878 843579.