Seeing the GP: Advice and tips for young people

• Overview
• What is primary and secondary care?
  • What is primary care?
  • What is secondary care?
• Need to see the GP?
  • Using chemists and pharmacies
  • When to see a nurse instead of the GP
  • What problems can a GP help with?
• Reasons for seeing the GP
  • Seeing the GP about minor short-term problems
  • Going to the GP about long-term conditions
  • Talking to the GP about mental health
  • Seeing the GP about sexual health
• Choosing and registering with a GP surgery
  • Choosing a GP surgery
  • Registering with a GP
• Making an appointment with the GP
  • Who should book the GP appointment?
  • Making a GP appointment over the phone, in person and online
  • Different kinds of GP appointments
  • Waiting time: for an appointment and in the surgery waiting room
  • Receptionists and touchscreen check-in at GP surgeries
• The consultation (appointment)
  • Seeing the GP with a parent or alone
  • What makes a good consultation with the GP?: young people’s views and experiences
  • Bad experiences of a GP consultation
  • What makes a good GP?: young people’s views and experiences
  • Confidentiality when seeing the GP
  • Young people’s rights when seeing the GP
• GP referrals
  • Being referred to hospital by the GP
  • Counselling and other talking therapies for mental health
• What to do when local surgery GPs are unavailable
  • Out of hours GP services
  • NHS walk-in centres
  • Accident and Emergency (A&E)
• Using other health services
  • Sexual health services that young people can use
  • Healthcare provided at school
• Improving care and services for young people
  • Improving access to GPs: young people’s views
  • Improving the surgery waiting room for young people
  • Young people’s views on improving access to GP services and other support
  • Telephone and online contact with the GP
  • Email and online contact with the GP and the surgery
• Messages to others
  • Young people’s advice to GPs
  • Going to the GP: advice to other young people and to parents
• Seeing the GP: a short guide for young people
• People's Profiles
  • 14-17 year olds
  • 18-21 year olds
  • 22-25 year olds
  • Health professionals
• Resources and Information
• Credits