“It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives (2024)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D., Thornton, M., Hotton, M., Swan, M., & Stock, N. (in press). “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241236006

Objectives Treatment for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in the United Kingdom is administered on a standardised pathway from diagnosis to early adulthood, with options to be re-referred in later life. At age 16, patients become responsible for their... Read More about “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives.