Recommendations for policy and training
This guideline has important implications for policy makers, managers and commissioners of both paediatric- and adult-centred care in allergy and/or asthma patients. The recommendations could be implemented at a patient, family and society level, through education, training, resources and service delivery design.97 Based on the recent survey, HCP find managing AYA to be a challenge2. Therefore, it would be helpful to implement training in the generic transition process in undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes (Table 7). Commissioners need to focus on and understand the important components of integrated AYA care that can be shown to improve outcomes.98Self-management is a core component of transition. It is associated with cost savings, a more sustainable health system with less utilisation of health services and subsequent easing of workforce pressures99. Promoting self-management is in line with international health policy aims which support a ‘life course approach and people empowerment’.100