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- The children’s doctor will write to the adult doctor to tell them about your child and their asthma.
- You will go to the adult clinic and see the doctors and nurses there. Sometimes the children’s doctor and nurse see you there too. This might be in a different hospital.
- Your child can still bring parents/carers or a friend with them to the clinic. If they prefer they can go to clinic on their own.
- The team start the consultation with young person.
- Careful explanation and discussion needed with young person and parent.
- May take several attempts.
- They build up confidence, independence and consultation skills.
- Honest and unbiased young person’s perspective.
- Parents can join the review to summarise and discuss their observations.
- Everyone should agree on the next steps.
