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A Transition Guide for All Services - Transition Information Network

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The following points have been taken from a number of papers which havebeen written by health professionals keen to see improved support <strong>for</strong>disabled young people who are making the transition from child to adulthealth services. 2B8.In<strong>for</strong>mation Date to be What further work is needed?completed by Who is the lead person?Is there a written policy?Is there a preparation period and education programmewith an individualised approach that addressespsychosocial and educational/vocational needs, providesopportunities <strong>for</strong> adolescents to express opinions andmake in<strong>for</strong>med decisions, and gives them the optionof being seen by professionals without their parents?Is there the involvement of a team of health professionalsas required by the young person’s identified needs?Is there a coordinated transition process with a namedcoordinator and continuity in health personnel whenpossible?Is there an interested and capable adult clinical service?Administrative support in place?Primary health care and social care involvement?B9. Health services at transition – local area checklistIn<strong>for</strong>mation Date to be What further work is needed?completed by Who is the lead person?Who represents primary care services on the CYPSPB?Who is representing health services in developing thelocal multi-agency transition protocol?Who is leading from health services in drawing up themulti-agency transition map <strong>for</strong> provision of local services?How are all health staff working with individual disabledyoung people in<strong>for</strong>med of arrangements <strong>for</strong> transitionand when they should start?Appendix 6: Quality standard checklistsChapter 2 Statutory services2 From: Viner R M, ‘<strong>Transition</strong> from paediatric to adultcare. Bridging the gaps or passing the buck?’, Arch DisChild 1999, 81, pp 271-75.; Shaw K L, Southwood T R,McDonagh J E, ‘<strong>Transition</strong>al care <strong>for</strong> adolescents withjuvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of a Delphi Study’,Rheumatology 2004, 43,pp 1000–06; McDonagh J E,‘Growing up and moving on. <strong>Transition</strong> from paediatric toadult care’, Paediatric Transplantation 2005Appendix 6127

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