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Children and Young People's experiences with primary care in Gateshead
As young people become independent, they may need private advice about health matters such as contraception or mental health.
But starting to use primary care independently and developing a trusting relationship can be difficult. Young people need to know:
- how to contact services - what questions to ask - their rights to be seen alone - when to take a parent along, or tell them you do not want them there - whether the GP or other staff will tell anyone else what’s been discussed - how to register with a GP if necessary.
Young people may also value different ways of getting in touch with a GP (e.g. email, text or phone) or may want a young person friendly area in the surgery waiting area whilst they wait for their appointment.
We know little about how young people feel about primary care and what would make it better for them so we are asking you complete this short survey to give us a better idea of how we can help.