Episode 59: Stress and Storm? Managing Healthcare in Adolescence and Transition

In this episode Dr Rohana Wright, consultant in diabetes and endocrinology, and Dr Rory Conn, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, explore adolescent healthcare and the importance of positive interactions during this period of life. To learn more you can visit the RCP Young Adults and Adolescents Steering Group (YAASG) webpage. 

Rohana and Rory mention several resources during this podcast, you can access them here:

• Adolescent Health Programme: www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/adolescent-health/
• Developmentally Appropriate Healthcare toolkit: www.northumbria.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-and-safety/research-and-clinical-trials/developmentally-appropriate-healthcare-toolkit#0b742aa3
• NICE Guidance on Transition from children's to adult services: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng43
• You're Welcome (DoH): www.gov.uk/government/publications/quality-criteria-for-young-people-friendly-health-services
• Ready Steady Go: www.readysteadygo.net/home.html
• HEEADSSS: www.uptodate.com/contents/image/print?imageKey=PEDS%2F68041

Music credit: Bensound.com