title: Implementing transition: Ready Steady Go.
abstract: There is good evidence that morbidity and mortality increase for young persons (YP) following the move from paediatric to adult services. Studies show that effective transition between paediatric and adult care improves long-term outcomes. Many of the issues faced by young people across subspecialties with a long-term condition are generic. This article sets out some of the obstacles that have delayed the implementation of effective transition. It reports on a successful generic transition programme 'Ready Steady Go' that has been implemented within a large National Health Service teaching hospital in the UK, with secondary and tertiary paediatric services, where it is now established as part of routine care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephro-Urology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagra
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: McGinnity
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Nikki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Congenital Heart Medicine, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D013222:State Medicine; D060305:Transition to Adult Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Adolescent Health; Cardiology; Cystic Fibrosis; Diabetes; Nephrology; Patient empowerment