Transition of care from children’s to adults’ health and care services February 2023

We found support varied depending on the service being accessed which was particularly apparent among those with complex needs accessing multiple service. Young people felt communication needed improving, and parents also wanted to be more involved in transition decisions around moving to adult care, and the planning process around the move was also very complicated.

We made a number of recommendations including gathering feedback from young people and carers on how things could improve, better communication, and consider having a keyworker who is the first point of contact for young people.