Transition describes the planned process of supporting a young adult to move from children’s to adult services.
As young people mature, their needs and preferences change. This means the models of care used to support them need to be adapted.
The number of children and young people with life-limiting conditions is increasing, and a growing number are living into adulthood [1]. This means that staff working in adult hospices need new skills, and hospices need to develop new models of care.
Grants awarded
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This grants programme aims to enable adult hospices in England, Wales, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man to test different ways to improve transitional care for young people. We have awarded 11 grants to the following hospices:
Barnsley Hospice was awarded £39, 807 to carry out their project entitled:
Collaboration - listening to young people's voices and what matters to them while educating our staff.
Havens Hospices were awarded £35,581 to:
Create a Youth Worker role to maximise the benefit as an all-age provider and tailor services for transition age young adults with palliative care needs.
Hospice Isle of Man was awarded £40,000 to:
Gradutate Rebecca House to the adult hospice or external services, through integrated working between and bespoke training of all staff and carers involved, using a patient-centric approach.
Hospiscare in Exeter was awarded £36,140 to develop:
Stepping Stones - a transition pathway for young people aged between 16 and 18, who are currently under the care of the Children's Hospice Southwest.
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care was awarded £40,000 to:
Create a suitable space for young adults with life-limiting conditions to help them transition smoothly from children's to adults' services.
St. Andrew's Hospice in Grimsby was awarded £40,000 to:
Employ a Transition Co-ordinator role for St Andrew's Hospice.
St. Catherine's Hospice in Lancashire was awarded £36, 508 to:
Develop seamless, transparent, responsive and personalised services that support those moving from children's and adult palliative care services in central Lancashire.
St. Elizabeth Hospice was awarded £39, 400 to:
Develop a transition and young adult palliative care centre of excellence, enabling the Zest model to support more young adults and their families.
Thames Hospice was awarded £28, 004 to carry out their project entitled:
Making the leap - supporting young people transitioning to adult health services.
The Rowans Hospice was awarded £34, 354 to carry out their project entitled:
Supporting young adults and their parents, carers and key workers to navigate the transition from children's to adult hospice services in Portsmouth and South-East Hampshire.
The Shakespeare Hospice was awarded £20,000 to develop:
A Shakespeare Hospice transitional care service for young people.
