Hospital passport
The Hospital Passport is a document to support the
care of adults with learning disabilities and autism when going to
hospital. The aim of the Hospital Passport is to provide our staff
with information about yourself and your carers during a hospital
visit (if you are having difficulties completing the Hospital
Passport, please seek the support of your parent or carer). This
information will help us work in partnership with you and your
carers in meeting your needs when using our hospital
services.
The Hospital Passport uses a traffic light system. This means
that all essential information about you must be written in the red
section, this will alert staff to any extremely important
information or specific requirements you might have or your
parent/carer may need. The amber section is for important
information about your day-to-day activities and finally
information about your likes and dislikes can be documented in the
green section.
Download the Adult Hospital Passport here. This document
requires Adobe Reader 8 or above. To view this document, please
download Adobe Reader from http://www.adobe.com/uk/. Details on the
Children's Hospital Passport can be found
here.
If you decide to return the Hospital Passport to us
electronically you will first need to save a blank copy of the
document to your computer. Then you will need to complete the
document and send an e-mail to AdultHospitalPassport@uhbw.nhs.uk and
add the Hospital Passport as an attachment. You will then
receive an automated response informing you that we have received
your email. Please be aware that you will be emailing
confidential information about yourself or in support of the
individual and the email you send is only as secure as the service
provider you use. If you do not receive confirmation from us
then please contact us.
Please ensure that Hospital Passports are returned at
least five working days before your planned admission date to
allow us time for processing.
We will try to have the Hospital Passport to hand when you
arrive, however, there may be situations where this is not possible
so please let staff know if you have a hospital passport and if
they are able to print a copy.
We ask that you keep your hospital passport up-to-date. As a
guide we recommend:
- A review every six months
- At your annual health check
If you have difficulty completing it or require additional
support please contact the learning disabilities specialist liaison
nurse and autism lead on 0117 342 1707.
