The paediatric nephrology department at Southampton Children's Hospital has appointed Andy Beeson as its first youth worker for patients with chronic kidney disease.
Beeson will work alongside clinical staff to develop new and innovative ways of supporting young patients aged 11 to 18 as they transition from children's to adult services.
This initiative has been funded by Kidney Care UK and the Wessex Kidney Patients' Association, who have been working in partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust to develop the role.
Chronic kidney disease describes the gradual loss of kidney function over a period of months or years. Most patients with the condition are either on dialysis on have had a kidney transplant.
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