Bridge the Gap, as the name suggests bridges the gap between paediatric and adult health care, supporting young people from the age of 14 to around 24, by which time most young people should feel confident in adult services.
Thanks to a collaboration between Manx Care & BtG, the charity has funded and gifted the BtG Pod at Nobles Hospital, just behind A&E. The Pod is an age appropriate space for the use of teenagers and young adults (16 – 24 approx) with ongoing health conditions.
The Pod can be booked for the private use of patients to spend time with their friends or family away from the clinical ward. The Pod can also be booked by health or other professionals, including the hospital youth worker when meeting with the BtG cohort.
The Pod can be book between 9am & 9pm, 7 days a week, however please note that Pod bookings must be made by ward staff or health professionals.
For advance bookings please email: hospitalyouthservice@gov.im or when required on the day by phoning: 07624 566957
The Hospital Youth Co-ordinator, who is a professional youth worker manages the Hospital Youth Service and is available to those receiving their care both on & off the island.
Referrals and self referrals should be sent to: hospitalyouthservice@gov.im.
For further information about BtG please email:contact@btg.im
TeenZone on Children’s Ward
BtG is finalising plans for the refurbishment of the TeenZone on Children’s ward where older teenagers on the ward can meet with health professional and health professionals or relax when well enough to spend time off the bays.
