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• When you turn 16 years old your healthcare and lifestyle needs will change, so these needs can be met, your care will be transferred to the adult congenital heart service.

  Transition means getting you and your family ready for this change and it may start to be discussed at your clinic appointments when you are 12 to 13 years old.

  There may be lifestyle issues that you have not had to think about before such as careers, exercise, travel or contraception or you may want to learn more about your heart condition or have questions about your future and we can help with this.

  You will be able to start taking more responsibility for your own health and you may want to see your consultant on your own for part of your clinic appointment.

  Transition clinics and evenings

  To help provide you and your family with information about moving to the adult service we hold transition evenings in our outpatient departments in Leeds at the General Infirmary, the Northern General in Sheffield and at Castlehill Hospital in Hull. You will be invited to attend one of these evenings once you are ready to transfer to the adult service.

  You will be introduced to members of the adult team including some of the consultants, specialist nurses and also the physiotherapist and sonographers. You will also be given information to help you move into the adult service and the opportunity to ask the team any questions you have.

  At your first appointment in the adult service you will have the opportunity to meet the consultant and also the nurse specialist. At this appointment you will be given written information to support you moving to adult care and how to access other services.

  Please note, at the moment due to the Covid-19 pandemic we are planning to provide the same information given in the transition evenings via Zoom meetings.

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