This video explains what transition is and what age you will be when this process starts. Hear all about the ‘ Ready Steady Grow’ Programme which explains how you’ll be encouraged to take ownership of your own health condition with the support of others.
Videos from Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Meet Mwesi, the youth worker at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’ University Hospital. Hear all about how he can support a young person inside and outside the hospital. Listen to the opportunities there are to meet others who understand.
Meet Mwesi, the youth worker at Leeds and Megan, the transition CNS nurse. Find out how they make sure a young person is supported and welcomed to the adult service. Hear how they determine which hospital you will transition to if you are being seen at Leeds General Infirmary.
Mwesi explains what to expect when you come to a transition clinic. Mwesi also explores the wider influences and changes you will go through outside of the hospital in your daily life as you get older – for example, education and employment. Hear about the other support services available to you on your liver journey.
Hear from Megan, the transition CNS nurse at St James’ University Hospital. Find out what you will discuss with her when you visit for your consultant appointment.
Meet the nurses who welcome young people to the Leeds adult ward. They’ll explain how to find the ward and where to park, as well as all the different ways they will try to accommodate a young person’s needs.
Hear how to find the surgical outpatients clinic and the process before and possibly after an appointment.
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