Children and Young People: Transition to Adult Services

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (2023) The inbetweeners: a review of the barriers and facilitators in the process of the transition of children and young people with complex chronic health conditions moving into adult health services.

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Young Minds (2020) Transferring from CAMHS to adult mental health services.

• Two bloggers share their experience. Information aimed at the young person.
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Southampton Children's Hospital (no date) Ready Steady Go resources for health professionals

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Queen's Nursing Institute (2017) Transition from children's to adult community services: learning resource. London: QNI.

• This online learning resource aims to improve the experience of a young person transitioning from children’s to adult community services by supporting community and primary care professionals.
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2020) Establishing transition pathways for young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): shared learning database: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust. 

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2020) Supporting young people through transition into adult heath care services: shared learning database: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2021) Transforming the care of children and young people in London with asthma: development of the London asthma standards: shared learning database: Healthy London Partnership, part of North East London CSU.  

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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: Transition to adult services.

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Together for Short Lives (2016) Moving to adult services: what to expect. a guide for young people with life-threatening conditions making the transition to adult services. Together For Short Lives, Bristol.

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Chambers L and Kelly K (2023) Stepping Up: A guide to developing a good transition to adulthood for young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Bristol: Together for Short Lives.

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We would like to thank the RCN CYP Continuing & Community Care community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

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• Transition to adult services

Journals of interest for transition to adult services. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Child: Care, Health and Development
• Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Nursing Children and Young People
• Journal of Children’s Services