

Provide better support for Young Adults in the NHS.
The Issue
It is extremely worrying & stressful for anyone going into hospital;
It’s not made easier for any young adult (aged 16-20) as whenever you go to clinic, operation or getting a referral done it's extremely difficult, as no one knows where to put you as technically you are too old for the children's ward, but are also too young to be in the adult ward. This is worse when you become an inpatient and they don't know which ward to put you on, and neither is ideal.
You spend long periods of uncertainty being passed between various different departments and you are just waiting for someone to give you the help & support you desperately need.
This is a petition for the government and the NHS to give more support and structure within the NHS for Young Adults, (one way to do this would be to introduce specific young adult clinics, teams and wards)

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The Issue
It is extremely worrying & stressful for anyone going into hospital;
It’s not made easier for any young adult (aged 16-20) as whenever you go to clinic, operation or getting a referral done it's extremely difficult, as no one knows where to put you as technically you are too old for the children's ward, but are also too young to be in the adult ward. This is worse when you become an inpatient and they don't know which ward to put you on, and neither is ideal.
You spend long periods of uncertainty being passed between various different departments and you are just waiting for someone to give you the help & support you desperately need.
This is a petition for the government and the NHS to give more support and structure within the NHS for Young Adults, (one way to do this would be to introduce specific young adult clinics, teams and wards)

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Petition created on 7 October 2018
