Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals are set to use hospital passports once more to aid patients with learning disabilities and autism.
The North West Anglia Foundation Trust, which is responsible for both Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Peterborough City Hospital, made the decision to reintroduce the passports.
The hospital passports are confidential documents that have been created for people with a learning disability or autism.
They aim to make sure that the owner's needs are documented and met.
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Information on the passports include medical information, the person's personality, and any reasonable adjustments that may be required for them, such as a longer appointment time or written information in an easy read format.
The passports are read by whoever is caring for the individual and are then returned to the person once their hospital stay or appointment is finished.
This Trust worked with the Mencap charity, which supports people with a learning disability, and VoiceAbility, a charity which works with people who want to be listened to when it comes to their health and wellbeing.
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