If you are a young person receiving care from a spinal cord injury (SCI) team at a children’s hospital or community health service, there will come a time when you must move to an adult hospital or service.
This means you will start seeing a new SCI team at an adult hospital and connect with adult community health services. This change is called a healthcare transition, or HCT.
This move should not happen all at once. It should be a slow and planned process that is shaped around you. You, your parents or carers, and your healthcare team will work together to prepare for this change.
On this website, you will find simple information about what to expect, along with tools and resources to help guide you as you move into adult healthcare services.