Useful Links

If you are interested in Transition issues you may find the following pages helpful:

Transition Issues

This video from Got Transition is a good example of a young person who is going through transition talking to their doctor  

Young people share their experiences of long term health conditions, in this video from Health Talk Online:

Here is another group of videos from Health Talk Online of young people talking about transition.

This is 9 short videos of young people from Stepping Up in Dublin talking about their experiences of Transition

Video from Social Care Institute for Excellence where young people share experiences of transition. Introducing the Sheffield model in response

Learn more about the Ready Steady Go programme, which some clinical teams use to support young people through transition

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidelines on Transition

Support for Families

Association of Young People's Health

Contact A Family

Council for Disabled Children

 

Neuro-developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cerebral Palsy

Database of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (North East)

Autism Spectrum Database UK 

Education and Services for People with Autism (ESPA)

The National Autistic Society

Percy Hedley Foundation

Cerebra

HemiHelp

 

Diabetes

Diabetes UK

Interesting short videos by young people with type 1 diabetes Type1 Uncut

 

Participation in Health Research

If you are interested in taking part in health research you might find these sites helpful:

http://www.peopleinresearch.org/

www.makingresearchbetter.co.uk (North East and Cumbria)

 

 

Media

Transitions Got Talent

The film 'Transitions Got Talent' takes a humorous look at the important issue of how health professionals interact with young people.

Last modified: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:19:55 BST