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Transition from children's to adult services
Many children and young people now survive into adult life with complex conditions that previously would have been fatal in infancy.
Transition: getting it right for young people, published in March 2006, is a good practice guide which shows how the handover from young people’s to adult services should be planned and managed as a process.
Transition: moving on well
A good practice guide on effective transition from children's to adult services for young people with complex health needs has been published by the Department of Health and the Department for Schools, Children and Families.
The guide will help ensure that the young person and their family is better prepared for the move to adult care and that the adult care team has been involved in planning for the transfer.
Transition: getting it right for young people
The Good Practice Guide, published in March 2006, aims to show that the handover from children's and young people's services to adult services should be planned and managed as a process. The Guide suggests how this can best be accomplished in the context of the evidence base.
Transition - Getting it Right DVD: a film by Greg, Toyah, Craig, A.J. and Chris
What do young people want from services if they have a long term health condition? Five young people have their say, with a challenge to all professionals to do better. This video will help kick off conferences, meetings and also help to plan better transition services. To order a copy of the DVD:
Growing up Ready
A literature review of the evidence base for transition from paediatric to adult health services.
Good practice examples
The Department of Health has collected examples of good practice from services in England over the last year. These are available on the National Service Framework database of emerging practice
Additional resources
Additional resources to support services development for transition for young people with long term health conditions.
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