Recommendations for Acute Care for Adolescents & Young Adults

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* Please use the drop down box to select your grade

If you selected nurse or AHP please specify grade or if other please describe your role

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* And use the dropdown box to select your LETB

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* Do you have a lead role on AMU?

Yes

Please read the following recommended standards of care and for each one, using the drop down lists, please tell us if you think it is Essential or Desirable.

Then rate as to how easy it would be to achieve that particular standard from 1=Easy to achieve (no real barriers); 2=Possible to achieve (some barriers); 3=Difficult to achieve (lots of barriers).

Please note AYA = Adolescent/Young Adult.

There is a free text box after each section for you to add comments regarding potential barriers, or local success. We would be very pleased to hear of any local initiatives which you think are working well.

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* Section A :Challenges in the provision of care to young people

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1. Every admission of an AYA is seen as an opportunity for a positive intervention that may improve outcomes well into adult life.	1. Every admission of an AYA is seen as an opportunity for a positive intervention that may improve outcomes well into adult life. Rating menu	1. Every admission of an AYA is seen as an opportunity for a positive intervention that may improve outcomes well into adult life. Achievability menu
2. Don’t assume that AYAs are the same as adults with no age-specific healthcare needs or judge that their admission is somehow of their making	2. Don’t assume that AYAs are the same as adults with no age-specific healthcare needs or judge that their admission is somehow of their making Rating menu	2. Don’t assume that AYAs are the same as adults with no age-specific healthcare needs or judge that their admission is somehow of their making Achievability menu
3.Identify AYAs who require special consideration/ planning to improve outcomes and prevent future admissions, for example, young people with multiple admissions and/or complex health needs	3.Identify AYAs who require special consideration/ planning to improve outcomes and prevent future admissions, for example, young people with multiple admissions and/or complex health needs Rating menu	3.Identify AYAs who require special consideration/ planning to improve outcomes and prevent future admissions, for example, young people with multiple admissions and/or complex health needs Achievability menu
4. Ensure that additional time available and be aware of the importance of assuring confidentiality to build rapport with AYAs.	4. Ensure that additional time available and be aware of the importance of assuring confidentiality to build rapport with AYAs. Rating menu	4. Ensure that additional time available and be aware of the importance of assuring confidentiality to build rapport with AYAs. Achievability menu
5.Identify areas that provide sufficient privacy for consultations.	5.Identify areas that provide sufficient privacy for consultations. Rating menu	5.Identify areas that provide sufficient privacy for consultations. Achievability menu
6. Give AYAs the opportunity to be seen separately from their parents and carers. They have the right to a chaperone but should be offered someone unrelated to them.	6. Give AYAs the opportunity to be seen separately from their parents and carers. They have the right to a chaperone but should be offered someone unrelated to them. Rating menu	6. Give AYAs the opportunity to be seen separately from their parents and carers. They have the right to a chaperone but should be offered someone unrelated to them. Achievability menu
7.Ensure that the level of parent and carer involvement is directed by the AYA themselves.	7.Ensure that the level of parent and carer involvement is directed by the AYA themselves. Rating menu	7.Ensure that the level of parent and carer involvement is directed by the AYA themselves. Achievability menu
8. Establish flexible visiting policies for parents and carers, including the possibility to stay with the AYA overnight.	8. Establish flexible visiting policies for parents and carers, including the possibility to stay with the AYA overnight. Rating menu	8. Establish flexible visiting policies for parents and carers, including the possibility to stay with the AYA overnight. Achievability menu
9. Peer support and contact should be facilitated with the identification of communal areas and access to mobile phone coverage and/or Wi-Fi.	9. Peer support and contact should be facilitated with the identification of communal areas and access to mobile phone coverage and/or Wi-Fi. Rating menu	9. Peer support and contact should be facilitated with the identification of communal areas and access to mobile phone coverage and/or Wi-Fi. Achievability menu
10. For AYAs with complex needs, individual care plans should be available that include access to specialist equipment across both children’s and adult services.	10. For AYAs with complex needs, individual care plans should be available that include access to specialist equipment across both children’s and adult services. Rating menu	10. For AYAs with complex needs, individual care plans should be available that include access to specialist equipment across both children’s and adult services. Achievability menu

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* Please use the drop down box to select your grade

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* And use the dropdown box to select your LETB

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* Do you have a lead role on AMU?

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* Section A :Challenges in the provision of care to young people

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* Please add any comments below