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Government extends free NHS services for care leavers

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MariaPCC 24 December 2025

A package of measures brought in by the government for young people leaving care will provide free prescriptions, dental and eyecare services up to their 25th birthday, and enhanced job opportunities in the NHS. Children in care will receive better protection under new safeguards with GPs given a clearer picture of those in care. Young people in care already face the toughest start in life and often get a lack of support at 18 – leaving them isolated, separated from their families or siblings, and struggling to get going as young adults. The government is taking action to tackle these inequalities and the barriers of opportunity they encounter.

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