{"id":2041,"date":"2020-06-23T15:13:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vincyp.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=2041"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:27:05","slug":"transitioning-to-adult-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/parentscarers-and-young-people\/transitioning-to-adult-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning to Adult Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Take a look at the video below to find out more about the services available in Scotland to support children and young people with a vision impairment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VINCYP Patient Pathway\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPW8kDE8VeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information for young people and their families when transitioning into Adult Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincyp.scot.nhs.uk\/professional-resources\/interagency-advisory-report\/\">Interagency Advisory Report<\/a>&nbsp; \u2013&nbsp;to assist professionals when meeting together to identify and provide the appropriate services for each individual child and young person in a coordinated way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over 16 Years of Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Young people over the age of 16 years, who meet the criteria, can be registered as sight impaired or severely sight impaired. Below are some useful links to information for young people and their families before they transition into adult services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincyp.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/09\/2023-09-Criteria-for-Certification-as-Sight-I_Hazel-Johnstone.pdf\">Criteria for Certification as Sight Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincyp.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/07\/2021-07-15-CVI-Document.pdf\">Registration using the Certificate of Vision (CVI).&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/your-eyes\/navigating-sight-loss\/registering-as-sight-impaired\/\">Registering as Sight Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When choices and decisions are being made it is essential that the young person\u2019s rights and wishes are listened to.&nbsp; It is the right of every child and young person to be involved in any decisions that directly impact on their lives, including when the time comes to move into Adult Services.&nbsp; The following are useful links which can provide you with further information about the process and support your transition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/living-with-sight-loss\/education-and-learning\/making-the-transition-from-school\/transition-guide-bridging-the-gap\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/living-with-sight-loss\/education-and-learning\/making-the-transition-from-school\/transition-guide-bridging-the-gap\/\">RNIB Transition Guide \u2013 Bridging The Gap<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottishtransitions.org.uk\/7-principles-of-good-transitions\/\">Scottish Transitions Forum \u2013 Seven Principles of Good Transitions Framework<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/supporting-disabled-children-young-people-and-their-families\/\">Scottish Government \u2013 Supporting Disabled Children, Young People and their Families<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pathways.nice.org.uk\/pathways\/transition-from-childrens-to-adults-services#path=view%3A\/pathways\/transition-from-childrens-to-adults-services\/transition-from-childrens-to-adults-services-overview.xml&amp;content=view-index\">National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Transition from children to adults service \u2013Quality Standard&nbsp; 2016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guideline covers the period, during and after a young person moves from children\u2019s to adult services. It aims to help young people and their carers have a better experience of transition by improving the way it is planned and carried out. It covers both health and social care. This guideline is not specific to Visual Impairment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/policies\/disabled-people\/\">Scottish Government Pan disability page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidedogs.org.uk\/services-we-provide\/movement-matters\/\">Guide Dogs \u2013 habilitation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">Take a look at the video below to find out more about the services available in Scotland to support children [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":74,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2041","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2041"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3554,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041\/revisions\/3554"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}