Summary
A POSTER campaign to be launched tomorrow aims to reassure young people that NHS consultations are confidential.
Health professionals are also a key target - for, in addition to getting the message to young people, NHS Health Scotland wants to ensure that doctors, nurses and other staff are working to make services fully accessible to adolescents.See the full content of this document
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Making the Nhs User-Friendly for the Young Teenagers Are Being Encouraged to Discuss Health Issues with Their Gp, but Some Professionals Are Also Being Urged to Do More to Help, Reports Stephen Naysmith
The We Keep it Zipped campaign includes materials to be displayed in doctors' surgeries about confidentiality, which is a barrier to many 12-18 year olds who might otherwise seek health advice or treatment.
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