Transition

Throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow up the team supporting you may change to ensure that it is best suited to your medical and developmental needs.  Different children's or paediatric services have different upper age limits and as patients get older their needs will be met by specialist teams within teenage, young adult and older adult services. The process of moving from childrens to adult healthcare services is often referred to as transition.  

The goal of the transition process is to ensure that patients receive continuous, high-quality care as they move from paediatric to adult care. This involves providing support and resources to help patients and their families to manage the physical, emotional, and practical challenges of this transition.  

The transition process is an important part of the long-term care of cancer survivors, and it plays a critical role in ensuring that they receive the ongoing care they need to manage the long-term effects of their cancer diagnosis and treatment. 

Transition planning meetings between the local and Bristol teams will consider each patients ongoing treatment or follow up needs and agree the best plan going forward.  We use the Ready, Steady, Go process so you may be asked to complete this to ensure that you are confident in this next stage of your care. 

Helpful Links

Transition at University Hospitals Bristol

Transition information for Haemophilia patients (University Hospitals Bristol)

Ready Steady Go programme (Ready Steady Go)

Transition: moving into adult care. Information for young people and families (Ready Steady Go)

Supporting young patients moving into adult care (CCLG)