{"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":"2026-03-10T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:26:00","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.&nbsp; Below are some useful links to information that is sent with the letters that the VINCYP Network issues to 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":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3537,"href":"https:\/\/www.nn.nhs.scot\/vincyp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2041\/revisions\/3537"}],"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}]}}