Improving Transition for Young People Fund

The Improving Transition for Young People Fund sought to address the cliff edge in care experienced by young adults in their transition from children’s to adult services.
What did the fund do?
Run by Together for Short Lives, the fund supported ten projects to pilot new approaches to supporting seriously ill young people making the transition to adulthood. With a focus on encouraging co-ordination between services and engaging with care professionals, the fund helped to test these new approaches and smooth the process of moving to adult services, so young people can focus on what’s important to them.
In February 2020 we held a webinar to talk through the highlights and key learnings of the project, that you can watch below:
Why is it so important?
Advances in medical technology mean that the number of young people with life-limiting conditions is increasing. There are now almost 13,000 18-25-year-olds living with a life- limiting condition, and this number has grown by 33% over 10 years.
Unfortunately, a lack of co-ordination between children’s and adult services, and an absence of tailored support mean that these young people often move to adult services without appropriate arrangements in place. The innovative projects backed by the fund aimed to tackle this problem, ensuring young people are better supported as they move to adult services.
Who benefited?
The key beneficiaries are teenagers and young adults aged 14-25 with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition, and their families.
Funded projects
The Improving Transition for Young People Fund supported ten projects – two that began in late 2017 and a further eight that began in late 2018. All projects undertook a local evaluation that informed an overarching national evaluation, a report of which is expected be be published in March 2022. Find out more about the projects that have been supported by clicking below:
ST. OSWALD'S HOSPICE : Engaging GPs – Improving Outcomes
THE SEXUALITY ALLIANCE : Talking about – sex and relationships: Young people speak out
RCGP : Developing positive transitions into primary care
TY HAFAN : Transition Hubs
SUNDERLAND PARTNERS : TEEN Matters - Transition of Each and Every Need Matters
ST ELIZABETH HOSPICE : Transforming transition experiences of young people in Suffolk
ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL : Pathways Clinic
CDC : The Expert Parent Programme
MARTIN HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE : Expanding Worlds
VOLUNTEERING MATTERS : Futures
This programme has been made possible thanks to the generosity of charitable foundations committed to making change happen for those who need it most.