Complex health transition event 2026
Following the success of last year, we’re holding another Complex Health Transition Event on 22 April.
It aims to support families with a young person with complex health needs who will be moving to adult services in the future.
Transition from paediatric to adult service can be a stressful and worrying time for young people and their parents/carers. Supporting young people during transition in both paediatric and adult service can reduce stress, improve engagement with services and potentially reduce admissions.
The event will include talks on subjects such as the mental capacity act and deputyships, how consent for treatment changes, adult urgent care myth busting, how we can support health care transition and a patient/family experience of transition to adult care, from in patient to emergency care. There will be also stalls from adult health and social care to give support and advice.
Feedback on last year’s event from parents and carers showed they found that it was really helpful for understanding how things change when their child turns 16. Others told us they liked the opportunity to talk to people from adult social care. All young people with complex health needs are welcome and there is no need to book.
The event will be held from 10.30am – 1.30pm in the Benjamin Gooch Lecture Theatre, East Atrium, Level 1.