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Transition of care for people with intellectual disability

This guide says things you should do when you change health services. Changing health services is sometimes called a transition of care.
Who is it for?
People with intellectual disability
What is it about?
Ways to get better health care, Getting ready to see a health professional, Looking after your health information
Who made it?
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
When was it made?
It was created
1 year ago
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Going to a new health service - transition of care

A doctor speaking with a patient.

A transition of care is when you see a new service or person about your health. 

For example, you might start going to a new GP. 

This guide says what to do when you have a transition of care.  

The guide says how to plan for the change of health services. 

It shares ideas about how to ask for what you need. 

A transition of care means that some or all of your health care is moved to a new service or person. For example, you might start going to a new GP.

This Easy Read guide says what to do when you have a transition of care. 

The guide says that when you go to a new health service, the new service needs information about:

  • the support you need for your disability
  • family, carers and other people who may support you with your health
  • how you feel in your mind and body
  • how you communicate.

The guide says how to plan for the change of health services. It shares ideas about how to ask for what you need.

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Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

The Commission leads and coordinates national improvements in the safety and quality of health care in Australia. It is part of the Health portfolio of the Australian Government.