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Advice for professionals

As young people get older, an adult clinic is the best place for them to get the care they need. By the end of the transition process they may feel that they have grown out of children’s services and be glad to move on to a more grown-up setting.

Many children are waiting too long for outpatient consultations with specialist teams. Historically, many appointments have been for conditions that are self-limiting or do not require specialist input. Outpatient care is at a turning point in terms of how technology can be used to enhance communication between primary and secondary care clinicians as well as families.

Advice for parents/carers