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Hospital Youth Service & the Bridge the Gap Pod

Ben Melling, the Hospital Youth Coordinator. Standing next to a blue chair in the Hospital Youth Service & the Bridge the Gap Pod

A hospital based youth service is now available at Noble's Hospital thanks to a collaboration between Bridge the Gap and Manx Care. Ben Melling, the Hospital Youth Coordinator, moved to the island from Nottingham University Hospital Youth Service in February 2024 and comes with a wealth of experience as a youth work practitioner in the Midlands. With over 5 years of hospital based youth work experience, Ben is now helping to develop the new service that is based in the BtG Pod.

The Hospital Youth Service

  • For teenagers and young adults up to 24
  • Living with long term health conditions
  • Under a hospital consultant on or off the Island
  • Attending/attended mainstream education
  • Requiring support with personal, social and emotional development
  • Providing informal education
  • For internal referrals, information will be provided on the intranet. For any other enquiries about referrals or how to access a paper copy please contact hospitalyouthservice@gov.im

The Pod

Kitchen area in the Hospital Youth Service & the Bridge the Gap Pod. With a circular table with 4 chairs next to it.

  • Young inpatients who are well enough to spend time off the clinical wards, have a space to relax with family/friends, watch a film, listen to music or catch up on school/college work

  • Young people to meet with health professionals or those from other agencies that work alongside the Hospital Youth Service

  • Young people who may benefit from a peaceful space when attending outpatient appointments at Noble’s Hospital during the weekdays and at weekends

  • A space to engage with various Hospital Youth Service activities

Get in touch

To arrange a booking please contact:

Telepone: +44 7624 566957
Email: hospitalyouthservice@gov.im
Website: www.btg.im

Sitting area in the Hospital Youth Service & the Bridge the Gap Pod, which has two grey sofas next to each other. There is also a blue chair next to the sofas and an orange chair behind them next to a jukebox, which has a light up rainbow ring around it.

The Bridge the Gap (BtG) charity was set up in 2014 to improve facilities and support for teenagers and young adults with ongoing health needs. The Pod, situated in a courtyard behind the Emergency Department and opposite the Diabetes Centre, was opened in 2018 for the use of teenagers and young adults with ongoing health needs. The Pod provides a relaxed, non-clinical, space for young people to access for time off the wards and for those transitioning from children’s services.

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