Evaluating young people's experiences of transitioning in local health services
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Between June and September 2017, Young Advisors Leicester (YAL) were asked to consult young people on their opinions and experiences of transitioning from children to adults local health services by Healthwatch Leicester. YAL then developed questionnaires for pre and post transition; as well as for parents and guardians on paper and online which were used to retrieve information from our partner organisations and young people in general. YAL also devised pre and post transition focus group plans which were undertaken with local young people’s groups. The YAL consulted over 30 young people from the ages of 13-22 to gain an insight into their healthcare experiences.
Over the last four months, YAL spoke to young people’s groups such as the Big Mouth Forum to gain a better understanding of young people’s experiences. YAL were able to identify the following main themes:
1. Clarity of transitioning age
2. Transitional plans
3. Access to a transitional worker
4. User Involvement
From these findings, YAL would recommend the following action points: to improve, circulate and use transition plans for young people, to clarify transitioning age between health services, to consult young people on how best to increase user involvement, to clarify the role of workers and how they are allocated.