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<p>Section 2.33 of NHS England’s Long Term Plan states:</p><p>“We will continue to
identify and support carers, particularly those from vulnerable communities. Carers
are twice as likely to suffer from poor health compared to the general population,
primarily due to a lack of information and support, finance concerns, stress and social
isolation. Quality marks for carer-friendly GP practices, developed with the Care
Quality Commission (CQC), will help carers identify GP services that can accommodate
their needs. We will encourage the national adoption of carer's passports, which identify
someone as a carer and enable staff to involve them in a patient’s care, and set out
guidelines for their use based on trials in Manchester and Bristol. These will be
complemented by developments to electronic health records that allow people to share
their caring status with healthcare professionals wherever they present.”</p><p> </p><p>There
is currently no data on the number of Carer Passports nationally and the use of theses
passports is variable across the country and across different health, care and community
settings.</p><p> </p><p>Work commissioned by the Department and carried out by Carers
UK and Carers Trust, led to the development of a carer passport resource. The Carer
Passport resource is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://carerspassports.uk/"
target="_blank">https://carerspassports.uk/</a></p><p>This provides information on
existing passport frameworks and support for the development of carer passports across
a range of settings. As part of NHS England’s commitments, we will be supporting the
use of these passports and promoting this through the implementation of our Quality
Markers in Primary Care (launched in June), ongoing development work with sustainability
and transformation partnership and integrated care system localities and as an extension
of work already in progress following the response to John’s Campaign within secondary
care settings. More information about John’s Campaign is available at the following
link:</p><p><a href="https://johnscampaign.org.uk/#/" target="_blank">https://johnscampaign.org.uk/#/</a></p><p>
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