Table 3.

Differences between services transferring more and less than 10 patients a year

	< 10	> 10
Initiate transition before 16 years	25/60 (42%)	4/12 (33%)
Initiate transition between 16–18 years	22/60 (37%)	6/12 (50%)
Initiate transition after 18 years	12/60 (20%)	1/12 (8%)
Transfer between 14–16 years	2/60 (3%)	0/12 (0%)
Transfer between 16–18 years	16/60 (27%)	5/12 (42%)
Transfer between 18–20 years	36/60 (60%)	6/12 (50%)
Have formal transition partner	57/60 (95%)	11/12 (92%)
Defined process of transition	47/60 (78%)	11/12 (92%)
Disease specific transition guidelines	10/59 (17%)	1/12 (8%)
Integration of medical files	45/59 (76%)	10/11 (91%)
Joint transition clinics with paediatric and adult services	44/60 (73%)	10/12 (83%)
Patients transitioned to adolescent services prior to moving to adult care	6/60 (10%)	2/12 (17%)
Transfer to adult services with designated young adult clinics	12/60 (20%)	1/12 (8%)
Transition-specific research programs in the paediatric service	14/60 (23%)	3/12 (25%)