RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Implementing transition: Ready Steady Go
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 313
OP 320
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307423
VO 100
IS 6
A1 Arvind Nagra
A1 Patricia M McGinnity
A1 Nikki Davis
A1 Anthony P Salmon
YR 2015
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/100/6/313.abstract
AB There is good evidence that morbidity and mortality increase for young persons (YP) following the move from paediatric to adult services. Studies show that effective transition between paediatric and adult care improves long-term outcomes. Many of the issues faced by young people across subspecialties with a long-term condition are generic. This article sets out some of the obstacles that have delayed the implementation of effective transition. It reports on a successful generic transition programme ‘Ready Steady Go’ that has been implemented within a large National Health Service teaching hospital in the UK, with secondary and tertiary paediatric services, where it is now established as part of routine care.