Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure a successful transition of young people from children's hospital services to adult's hospital services during the covid-19 outbreak.
NHS England and NHS Improvement have been working with key stakeholders during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure that children and young people continue to access high quality care
On 16 March 2020 NHS England and NHS Improvement released clinical guidance for managing paediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic that included principles set out in the NHS Long Term Plan for moving to a 0-25 age model of care and supporting older patients in children’s units if required.