Contact us
0300 123 4461
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
For initial health assessments (IHA) and initial adoption referrals (IAR): kentchft.LACinitialandadoption@nhs.net
RHA’s for all children placed in north and west Kent and Medway, or out of area but originally from north and west Kent and Medway: kentchft.lacrhanorth-med@nhs.net
RHA’s for all children placed in south and east Kent, or out of area but originally from south and east Kent: kentchft.lacrhasouth-east@nhs.net
For all children from another local authority placed into Kent and Medway referrals (IHA, RHA and adoption): kcht.OLALAC@nhs.net.
Who we are
We are a team of health professionals who promote the health and wellbeing of children in care
What we do
Our LAC nursing service is commissioned across Kent and Medway to deliver health assessments for all children, placed in care, by Kent County Council and Medway Council. Clinics are held at multiple locations across the county. Health assessments are held six-monthly for children aged under five and yearly for those five and over.
In addition to providing comprehensive holistic health assessments, the role of the LAC Nurse includes:
- all LAC nurses are registered nurses with additional experience and, in some cases, additional nursing qualifications, such as health visiting, school nursing, midwifery, practice nursing, district nursing and sexual health
- nurses participate at LAC reviews, professional meetings and network meetings
- attend and participate in education plans
- participate in children and young person wellbeing groups in partnership with colleges
- provide packages of care for individual children
- work with other agencies both within and outside of health services
- direct referrals to GP and specialities
- liaise with multi-disciplinary teams as required
- attend local foster carer support groups
- participate with delivering the Solihull parenting programme.
We also deliver health assessments focused on children in care living in Kent and Medway that are placed in the county by other councils.
How do you use this service?
For all children placed by Kent County Council or Medway Council referrals to be emailed by the local social services team as per the list of emails shown above.
For all children placed by councils outside of Kent and Medway, please email kcht.OLALAC@nhs.net.
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