Health Passport

Health Passport

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It is important that you get help with the Health Passport if you need it. Our Health Passport resource centre is here to help you access the Health Passport and get support with filling it out and using it.  

What is the Health Passport?  

The Staffordshire and Stoke–on-Trent NHS Health Passport is for anyone with a learning disability, learning difficulty or autism.

It is an important document which tells NHS staff about a person’s needs such as,  medication,  personal details and how they like to communicate.

A Health Passport should be taken to every healthcare appointment and can help a person get the best care. Download your Health Passport here.

Frequently Asked Questions

We have collected the most frequently asked questions about the Health Passport. If you have any further questions, please email: ssotics.comms@nhs.net.

Resources for people with a learning disability 

Videos 

Why is the health passport important? 

Watch the animation below to find out about the Health Passport, and hear from Lucy, a Learning Disability Nurse Specialist on why the Health Passport is important.

NHS Health Passport Animation
Health Passport

Easy Read Guide

The easy read guide is a document that will help you fill out your health passport  

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Download The Easy Read Guide
Download Health Passport Example

Resources for parents, carers and organisations 

Do you need support filling in the Health Passport with the person you care for?   

To ensure everyone has access to the Health Passport, you can download and print copies of the leaflet and posters.

It is important that you get help with the Health Passport if you need it. Our Health Passport resource centre is here to help you access the Health Passport and get support with filling it out and using it.

Download your Health Passport now

Resources for organisations and health care professionals

Health passport resources

If you are an organisation and would like to receive printed resources, please email:  ssotics.comms@nhs.net

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To learn more, please email ssotics.comms@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk