Your health condition may change over time. New treatments will be created and used. From the age of 14 you and the adults who support you should start talking about:

  1. whether you will need medical support in the future
  2. who will give you any medical support you need

These patient information sheet give you some general information about what your transition plan might look like.

Select the patient information transition sheet you need and discuss with your medical professionals regularly.

Use planning paperwork section 3 to help you prepare for your move from children’s healthcare.

Use the Transition planning paperwork to help you prepare for your move from children’s healthcare. You can email transition@somerset.nhs.uk to receive a copy for you to use.

Patient information transition sheet

These transition sheets will be shortly available. Please email transition@somersetft.nhs.uk if you would like to receive a copy of the transition sheet.

  • Asthma
  • Cardiac
  • Chronic pain
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Diabetes
  • Down’s Syndrome / Trisomy 21
  • Epilepsy
  • Hearing loss
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health
  • ME/CFS
  • Neurodiversity
  • Palliative care