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Transition from children’s to adults’ services

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS140
  • Published:  21 December 2016
  • Last updated:  14 December 2023
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  • Quality statements
  • Quality statement 1: Planning transition
  • Quality statement 2: Coordinated transition plan
  • Quality statement 3: Annual meeting
  • Quality statement 4: Named worker
  • Quality statement 5: Meeting a practitioner in adults' services
  • Quality statement 6: Missed initial appointments after transfer to adults' services
  • Update information
  • About this quality standard

Update information

December 2023: This quality standard was updated following feedback from stakeholders.

Statements are marked as:

  • [2016] if the statement remains unchanged

  • [new 2023] if the statement covers a new area for quality improvement

  • [2016, updated 2023] if the statement has been amended.


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