For Carers

The Health Passport was made to improve the health of all people with a learning disability.

A Health Passport can empower people:

• by providing information in a format that is easier to understand
• by enabling the people that support them to have better information about the health needs of the individual and the best way to help them

Most people with a learning disability need some form of support. Some people require a lot of support throughout their lives. Other people will only need a little bit of help with their everyday living.

Some people are able to communicate their needs easily in all situations. Other people may find this harder to do and therefore need more support.       

The Health Passport was written with everyone with a learning disability in mind.

Some people may use the Health Passport quite independently.

For other people a Health Passport may be used to help with the sharing of information between those who support the individual with their healthcare needs and healthcare professionals.

Make sure that the person you are supporting takes their Health Passport with them when they go to their health appointments or when they have to stay in hospital.

If you know someone who would like a Health Passport or need spare pages, please use the contact us page to tell us.

You can also use the contact us page to get in touch with us to tell us what you think about the Health Passport.