
Essential Reading
Questions About The Transition to Adult Health Care Services
- Why do I have to move to adult health care services?
- When do you think I will be moving?
- Which hospital/clinic will I be moving to?
- Will the new hospital have all my medical notes?
- Who is responsible for organising my transition?
- If I get ill before my first visit to the adult clinic, where should I go?
- Who will be my new consultant?
- Can I visit the new adult hospital/clinic before I have my first visit?
- How long will I have to wait for my first visit?
- Where is the clinic located in the hospital?
- Can I bring a parent/guardian or a friend with me for my first appointment in
- What will happen and who will I see on my first visit?
- Will I see the same health care staff at each visit?
- What kind of waiting times can I expect at the adult clinic?
- What medications and/or treatments are available in the adult clinic?
- What are the hospital’s/clinic’s policies on home treatments?
- If I become an in-patient, how will that experience be different from the children’s hospital?