Young people moving from children's to adult health services

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care services in England, is looking at the way young people aged 14-25 with complex health needs move from children's to adult health services.

As part of this, it is looking to reach young people who:

• receive a children's continuing care package, or
• receive a package of adult's continuing care and had a children's continuing care package, or
• receive care from three or more health professionals as a result of long term or chronic conditions.

During late October half term CQC will hold four focus groups around the country, including in Birmingham on Tuesday 29 October, where they want to meet young people and their family to talk about their experiences of transition including planning for transition.

CQC will give £20 high street vouchers to each delegate who comes, to thank them for taking part. Young people can also submit their experiences through a webform or request a telephone interview with an Expert by Experience.

For further information visit www.ncvys.org.uk/UserFiles/CTAS.pdf.