Safe Transition to Young adult Life (STYLe) is an initiative developed by Portsmouth (Adult) Diabetes Department in early 2013 to ease transition of YPs with type 1 diabetes from paediatric to adult services, through a restructured YP diabetes transitional service.
The aim of restructuring was to encourage independence, autonomy and adoption of responsibility by YPs for their own diabetes through person led consultations and flexible access to diabetes services. As a result, risky behaviours are addressed in non-judgemental ways with various educational techniques to ensure that young people with diabetes remain safe. Parents are included in the transition process to enable them to voice opinions, fears and frustrations while allowing the young person to maintain independence
The link highlights the development and further success of this way of delivering transitional care: http://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/departments/Diabetes-and-Endocrinology/Documents/STYLeAdolescentDiabetes.pdf