What is a health and care passport?
A Health and Social Care Passport is a document that helps health and social care professionals understand how to help you. This document includes information about your support needs and any reasonable adjustments you require.
You can find the template for a Health and Social Care Passport here and at the bottom of this page. You can either print off a copy, ask someone to print one for you, or complete the template online. Your care provider might give you a specific version of the form to fill out.
A Health and Social Care Passport can be completed on your own or with help. Someone could complete the passport on your behalf if you are not able to complete it for yourself. Here is an example list of the different sections your Health and Social Care Passport might have:
- Identifying information
- What is important for me and my health – how to keep me safe
- What is most important to me
- People who are important to me
- My communication
- My health and wellbeing
- Please do and please don’t
- How and when to support me
- Also worth knowing about me
For more information you can read the full guide produced by NHS England, written for people with a learning disability, autistic people, their families and paid carers.
