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Children and Young People: Transition to Adult Services

Use this guide to find information resources about children and young people's transition to adult services including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 17/09/2024

Key resources

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.
Young Minds (2020) Transferring from CAMHS to adult mental health services.
  • Two bloggers share their experience. Information aimed at the young person.
Southampton Children's Hospital (no date) Ready Steady Go resources for health professionals
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鈥檚 to adult community services by supporting community and primary care professionals.
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. 
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. 
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.  
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: Transition to adult services.
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.
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.
We would like to thank the RCN CYP Continuing & Community Care community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Book cover Betz C L and Coyne I T (eds.) (2020) Transition from pediatric to adult healthcare services for adolescents and young adults with long-term conditions. Cham: Springer.
Book cover Brimble M and McNee P (2021) Nursing care of children and young people with long-term conditions. Newark: John Wiley and Sons.
Clarke-Care-planning Clarke S and Corkin D (2024) Care planning in children and young people's nursing. 2nd edn. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell. 
Book cover image Lyons S K and Hilliard M E (2019) Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care in Endocrinology: A Clinical Handbook. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.
Book cover image McClain M B, Shahidullah J D and Mezher K R (2020) Interprofessional Care Coordination for Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder: Translating Research into Practice. Edited by M B McClain, J D Shahidullah, and K R Mezher. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.
Polak-transition-of-care Polak M and Touraine P (2018) Transition of care: from childhood to adulthood in endocrinology, gynecology, and diabetes. Basel: Karger.
Book cover image Sattoe J N T, Staa A L van and Hilberink S R (2021) Self-Management of Young People with Chronic Conditions: A Strength-Based Approach for Empowerment and Support. Edited by J N T Sattoe, A L van Staa, and S R Hilberink. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG.
Book cover Hergenroeder A C and Wiemann C M (2018) Health care transition: building a program for adolescents and young adults with chronic illness and disability. Cham: Springer.

Journal articles

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Journals

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