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Now you are a teenager it is time to start thinking about who will look after you at the adult hospital. It is important that we have time to plan this and for you to meet the people who will be looking after you in the future, so we do this in stages. You will… Continue Reading Urology...

What is transition? Transition is the process of moving your care from children’s to adult services. The purpose of transition is to: treat you more independently and more like an adult let you ask questions help you to understand your condition and how you can manage it prepare you to go to adult...

Name:    Age:   Today’s date: Are you the:  Patient    Parent or carer of the patient   Hospital number or date of birth (if known): Please answer the questions below Yes No Not sure My healthcare team said we need to make a decision My healthcare team said I should be involved in...

Transition is not a single event, or even a series of single events. It is a gradual process of supporting you and your family through teenage years and into adulthood. The process should begin at age 14 (during your Year 9 annual review at school). This timeline should act as a guide to help you...

What is transition? Transition means moving from Sheffield Children’s Hospital to an adult’s hospital. Teenagers being cared for at the Sheffield Children’s Hospital are usually discharged between the ages of 16 to 18. Everyone is different so this can vary depending on your needs and...

When will I leave the children’s therapy team? This is a joint decision between you and your therapist. Usually the best time to transition to adult services is when you leave school. Why can I not stay with the children’s therapy team until I am 18? You can choose to stay with us however,...

Mental health and feelings Door43 Door43 offers support for 13 to 25 year olds on a range of emotional wellbeing issues in a young person-centred environment. The service focuses on early intervention and low-level support and is not a specialist mental health service. The staff at Door43 are not...

Many children need routine in order to help them understand the world around them. This means that change and transition often cause them a great deal of anxiety. This could be a minor change, such as taking a different route to the supermarket or a larger change such as going on holiday or moving...

When will I leave the children’s therapy team? This is a joint decision between you and your therapist. Usually the best time to move on to adult services is when you leave school. Why can I not stay with the children’s therapy team until I am 18? You can choose to stay with us however,…...

We have set up a text messaging service for our patients who are being seen in the teenage service. The number for this is: 07823 533 862. This number is for text or WhatsApp only. If you would like to speak to us over the phone, please use the contact information at the bottom of… Continue...

The majority of Rheumatology conditions can continue into adulthood. The purpose of this resource is to help parents and carers understand the transition process from children’s to adult healthcare and explain how parents and carers can support their child or young adult. Social challenges Knowing...

What is transition? When you are 16 to 18 years old, the learning disability mental health (LDMH) team will start to talk about something called transition. This means ‘change’. It is what happens when plans are made to support you as an adult. When you are 18 your healthcare may be provided by...

What is transition? Transition is a process of moving from one place or stage of life to another; moving from primary to secondary school is a transition your child will have already made. As your son or daughter is approaching their teenage years we will be encouraging them to be more aware of...

Introducing the idea of transition As you are getting older it is important to start talking to you about your transition from seeing the Metabolic Bone Team at Sheffield Children’s Hospital to being seen at an adult hospital. What is transition? Transition is the move from one place or phase...

This resource is intended to provide information about the uveitis transition service provided by the transition team at Sheffield Children’s Hospital and the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. What is the purpose of a uveitis transition clinic? The transition clinic is aimed for young people over the...

What is this information? This document helps to explain how the Child Development and Neurodisability Service support your move into adulthood from early on, and what you and your family can do to prepare. It has been broken into sections – Ready, Steady, Go and Hello – so you to know what to...

What is this information? This information helps to explain your transition from the Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Neuromuscular Service into the adult Neuromuscular Service at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It has been broken into sections: Ready, Steady and Go so...

What is this information? This information helps to explain how the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Service support your move into adulthood from early on, and what you and your family can do to prepare. It has been broken into sections – Ready, Steady, Go and Hello – so you to know what...

Now you are nearly 16 years old it is time to begin the process of transition to the young persons diabetes service at the Northern General Hospital (NGH). What is transition? The term ‘transition’ is used to describe the process of transferring your diabetes care from the Children’s hospital...