Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health

Partnering on the Adolescent Transition Framework and Action Plan

Working together to build a better coordinated, integrated, equitable, and evidence-based healthcare system for young people transitioning for child-centred to adult-oriented healthcare systems

The Opportunity

Providing connected healthcare for young people moving from paediatric to adult services.

This project developed a framework to help health services deliver effective, efficient and equitable transition care for young people moving from paediatric to adult healthcare services.

By bringing together evidence, youth perspectives and clinician expertise, the project created the foundation for system-wide change to improve the health and experience of young people with chronic illness.

Outcomes

The outcome of the project is the Adolescent Transition Framework and Action Plan 2026-2030 (PDF 2.7MB) (the ‘Framework’), which supports better transitions from paediatric to adult healthcare services across South Australia.

This Framework helps services work together so young people can access the care and support they need, when they need it.

The Framework is designed to support:

  • Fair access to care: Helping young people access timely and appropriate healthcare and support services, regardless of where they live or their background.
  • Better experiences and outcomes for young people: Improving pathways and coordination between services, helping reduce delays, gaps and barriers during transition to adult care.
  • Stronger collaboration across the system: Providing a shared approach for policymakers, healthcare providers, consumers and community organisations to deliver coordinated, integrated care that meets the diverse needs of young people over time.

Our Approach

The CEIH Adolescent Transition Care Statewide Clinical Network partnered with the Department for Health and Wellbeing to inform future service planning and system-wide decisions.

The Framework was co-designed through strong consumer and stakeholder engagement, involving young people and health professionals.

The CEIH Youth Advisory Group played a key role in ensuring the voice of young people shaped the work by contributing a one-page, youth-friendly version of the Framework.

The Framework used evidence to identify barriers and develop targeted, system-wide actions, creating a contemporary, statewide approach to delivering patient-centred, evidence-based transition care.

Our Partners

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or want to learn more? Please email: CEIH.​AdolescentTransition@​sa.​gov.​au