Links to Health

Kent Community Health (NHS) Foundation Trust is commissioned by Kent County Council (KCC) to deliver the school public health service (primary and secondary) and the children and young people’s counselling service across Kent.

They lead and deliver key elements of the healthy child programme, including the national childhood measurement programme. The services work closely with schools, parents and young people to deliver early intervention and to optimise the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5 to 18 years old.

The Kent school health service can help with a range of issues young people might face including:

  • day and night-time wetting and soiling
  • children and teen's sleep
  • children and teen's behaviour
  • children and teen's healthy lifestyle
  • puberty and growing up.

Please find the referral form and further information:

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)
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NELFT are the provider in Kent and Medway for child and adolescent mental health services, the all age eating disorder service, the neurodevelopmental and learning disabilities service as well as the mental health support teams which include the Kent emotional wellbeing teams and the Medway emotional support teams.

If a person needs urgent or emergency mental health help and support and are not currently receiving care and treatment from the CYP mental health service, contact the single point of access on 0800 011 3474 (diverted to out of hours provider after 6pm weekdays and at weekends and bank holidays) or NHS 111 Option 2.

Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT)
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KCHFT provide a wide-ranging NHS care for people in the community, in a range of settings including people’s own homes, nursing homes, health clinics, community hospitals, urgent treatment centres and mobile units.

Email kentchft.engagement@nhs.net to become involved with engagement opportunities in the community.

East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT)
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EKHUFT provide a local, community service for children and young people aged 0 to 19 years who have, for example, difficulties with:

  • Talking and communicating
  • Eating, drinking or swallowing
  • Mobility and posture
  • Physical skills such as balance and coordination
  • Motor (movement) skills
  • Everyday activities e.g. self-care such as getting dressed, using the toilet, preparing and eating meals.