NHS Online Course | Transition Pathways for Complex Young Adults

Diabetes Paediatrics

Tue 19 Jan 2027 08:30-15:40

Online Course, 5 CPD Hours

Practical strategies to develop, implement and sustain effective transition pathways for high-risk and complex young adults

Specially designed for NHS professionals involved in paediatric, adolescent and young adult care, this interactive online workshop will provide practical guidance on developing transition pathways that improve engagement, continuity and outcomes for young people with complex physical health, mental health, safeguarding and social care needs.

Featuring practical NHS examples, the day will explore how to identify high-risk cohorts early, establish transition processes, develop policies, SOPs and governance frameworks, engage adult services and demonstrate impact through audit, monitoring and feedback.

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Building Effective Transition Pathways for High-Risk and Complex Young Adults

Online 5 CPD hours From £249+VAT

Develop your transition service

Improve outcomes for high-risk and complex young adults

Transition may be complex, but it is achievable. With the right structure, engagement and planning, your service can create pathways that improve outcomes for high-risk and complex young adults. Key learning outcomes include:

Understanding the developmental, behavioural and safeguarding needs of high-risk and complex young adults and the implications for transition planning
Identifying young people at risk of poor transition outcomes, including frequent attenders, those with mental health needs, safeguarding concerns and complex social circumstances
Learning how to establish structured transition pathways using recognised frameworks such as Ready Steady Go
Exploring practical approaches to developing policies, SOPs, governance processes and transition documentation
Building multidisciplinary engagement across paediatric, adult, mental health, primary care and social care services
Supporting young people to develop independence, confidence and self-management skills before entering adult services
Understanding how to implement, evaluate and continuously improve transition pathways
Using audit, feedback and outcome measures to demonstrate impact and sustain service development

Live online learning

Interactive discussions and practical service development learning

This educational online workshop will combine presentations, facilitated discussion and practical learning that explore the challenges of transition service development and identify realistic improvements you can make within your own organisation. On the day, you will have the opportunity to:

Join online with NHS colleagues involved in transition, safeguarding, complex care and young adult services from across the UK
Take part in interactive discussions exploring pathway development, stakeholder engagement and implementation challenges
Ask questions and gain practical insight from an experienced NHS transition leader
Learn from real-world examples of transition pathway development, implementation and service improvement
Reflect on challenges within your own organisation and identify practical actions you can implement immediately

In-house training

8:30	Joining, technical support and instructions
9:00	Workshop leader’s introduction Emma Wall, Lead Nurse 0-25years Complex Discharge Liaison, Walsall Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Building the case for transition
9:10	Why transition matters: Understanding the needs of high-risk and complex young adults Understanding why legal adulthood does not always equate to developmental adulthood Recognising the impact of trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and neurodevelopmental differences on transition readiness Supporting young people who may present as adults but remain cognitively and emotionally adolescent Understanding the implications for capacity assessments, safeguarding and care planning
9:30	Questions and answers with Emma Wall
Designing your pathway
9:40	Developing your transition pathway: From evidence to implementation Understanding national guidance, transition frameworks and models such as Ready Steady Go Building a transition service when responsibility sits within an existing clinical role Developing expertise through training, evidence gathering and service development Auditing and refining pathways before wider rollout, from epilepsy to asthma, diabetes and other complex cohorts
10:10	Questions and answers with Emma Wall
10:20	Screen break
10:30	Identifying your cohort early: Moving from crisis management to planned transition Identifying frequent attenders and young people at risk of avoidable admissions Recognising complex cohorts including safeguarding concerns, CAMHS involvement, self-harm, residential care placements and neurodevelopmental needs Starting transition planning early to support readiness and reduce crisis-driven transitions Building independence and confidence through frontline paediatric and inpatient care
11:00	Questions and answers with Emma Wall
11:10	Best practice discussion: Who are your high-risk young adults? Which young people are most difficult to transition successfully and why? What warning signs indicate a young person may struggle in adult services? How does your pathway manage safeguarding, mental health and social care needs? What lessons can be learned from cases of disengagement, avoidable harm or poor transition outcomes?
Building the framework
11:40	Building the infrastructure for transition: policies, SOPs and documentation Developing transition policies and standard operating procedures Designing assessment tools, transition records and pathway resources Adapting established frameworks such as Ready Steady Go for complex young people Navigating governance, approvals and implementation within clinical systems
12:10	Questions and answers with Emma Wall
12:20	Lunch break
Creating engagement
1:00	Developing your transition team: Securing engagement across the pathway How to establish a multidisciplinary steering group and who to involve Engaging adult services to improve understanding of the needs of emerging adults Addressing staff concerns around workload, confidence and implementation Involving young people and families in pathway design, feedback and continuous improvement
1:40	Questions and answers with Emma Wall
1:50	Best practice discussion: Creating buy-in across the transition pathway How have you successfully engaged adult services and wider stakeholders in transition initiatives? What barriers have you encountered when implementing transition pathways and how have you overcome them? How do you involve young people, families and service users in shaping your service? What practical approaches have helped enable ownership and sustain engagement?
2:20	Screen break
Measuring success
2:30	Audit, monitoring and feedback: how to improve and sustain your transition service Measuring what matters: developing meaningful indicators of successful transition Gathering feedback from young people, families, GPs and healthcare professionals Identifying lessons learned and refining pathways through audit and continuous review Demonstrating the value of transition services through improved outcomes and reduced crisis presentations
3:00	Questions and answers with Emma Wall
Action plan
3:10	Action planning workshop: next steps for developing your local transition pathway What evidence, guidance and training do you need to get started? What policies, SOPs and documentation need developing? Who should be involved in your steering group and implementation team? How will you roll out, monitor and continuously improve your pathway?
3:30	Close of workshop

Your expert workshop leader

Emma Wall, Lead Nurse 0-25years Complex Discharge Liaison at Walsall Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will provide practical tools, real-world examples and actionable insights to help you develop, implement and sustain effective transition services within your own organisation.

Emma Wall

Job Title:

Lead Nurse 0-25years Complex Discharge Liaison

Organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Biography

Emma Wall is Lead Nurse 0-25years Complex Discharge Liaison at Walsall Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and leads on the development of transition pathways for young people with complex physical health, mental health, safeguarding and social care needs.

With extensive experience supporting high-risk and complex young people across acute, community and integrated care settings, Emma has developed and implemented transition processes that improve continuity of care, strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration and support young people as they move into adult services.

Drawing on practical experience of pathway development, governance, stakeholder engagement and service implementation, Emma will share insights into developing sustainable transition services that improve outcomes for young people, families and healthcare organisations.

Pricing Structure

£299+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
£249+VAT each for two NHS or Public Sector places
£699+VAT each for commercial places

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking two or more places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings of five or more people, please email our delegate support team or call 01732 897788 for further details

This course is available for in-house training

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

How this online forum will work

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

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Terms and conditions

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

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Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Who should attend?

Connect with peers developing transition services and supporting high-risk and complex young adults.

This workshop offers an opportunity to connect with NHS professionals from across the UK, share experiences and explore practical approaches to improving transition pathways, multidisciplinary working and patient outcomes.

Designed for:

Transition Leads, Nurses and Co-Ordinator's
Children's and Young People's Nurses
Community Children's Nursing Teams
Specialist Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
Safeguarding Professionals
Paediatric and Adult Service Leads
Mental Health Professionals
Complex Care Teams
Operational and Service Managers

If you have a team that is 25 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

“The whole day was excellent”
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

“Really well organised. no technical glitches which often make online learning difficult”
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

“Day flowed so well, well done!”
University Hospitals Birmingham

“All topics covered extremely well. A lot to think about and take away to hopefully improve the service our patients receive”
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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Building Effective Transition Pathways for High-Risk and Complex Young Adults