| Aspects of care strongly agreed to be best practice and considered as highly feasible in most UK centres: |
| Address young people’s psychosocial and educational/vocational needs |
| Use an individualised approach |
| Provide honest explanations of the adolescent’s condition and associated |
| health care |
| Provide opportunities for adolescents to express opinions and make |
| informed decisions |
| Have continuity in health personnel |
| Give adolescents the option of being seen by professionals without their |
| parents |
| Aspects of care agreed to be best practice, but considered as having limited feasibility in most UK centres: |
| Multidisciplinary teams (consultants only) |
| Professionals who are knowledgeable about adolescent development |
| Age appropriate physical environment |
| Dedicated adolescent environments (eg, adolescent waiting areas) |
| Proving opportunities to meet similar others |
*The panel included young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, their parents and relevant health professionals.35