Improving the young person's experience of transition: lessons from Wales.
Improving standards of care using the resources available requires leadership, team working and communication. A clinical governance framework is used in this article to demonstrate how arrangements for transitional care for young people with diabetes have been enhanced using the limited evidence available, as well as the experience of paediatric and adult team members. Changes to the way clinics were conducted and the introduction of additional joint nursing clinic appointments for the young people prior to formal medical transfer appointments aimed to reduce the risk of non attendance and contribute to the improvement of metabolic control in the young adult.
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Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008485:Medical Audit; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012308:Risk Management; D014852:Wales