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The Royal College of Nursing has made some recommended standards to overcome the problems in transition:

• Services should designate a key worker or lead professional, for instance a nurse, to work with a young person to plan the transition
• Services need to be flexible and based on the needs of the young person, rather than focused on the needs of the service
• There should be a shared protocol between children’s and adult’s services, to ensure the transition appears as seamless as possible to the young person
• All staff working with young people and young adults should receive specific training to facilitate the transition between services
• Young people should receive support and education to prepare them to cope with the transition.