The NHS should introduce pocket-sized cards listing patients' traumas to help "empower" survivors when they seek health care, a patient champion group said.
Healthwatch England said the cards, with a QR code on them, could discreetly alert health workers that they were caring for someone who has experienced trauma, and detail how to effectively look after them.
A trial in Essex found the cards were a "helpful tool" for patients, Healthwatch said, as it called for a national pilot.
Chief executive Louise Ansari said the experiences of vulnerable patients could be improved by a national rollout of the scheme.
The cards were designed to be handed to a healthcare professional when a holder was in a "triggering" situation.
They had a QR code that, when scanned, provided more information to the healthcare professional about what the individual was experiencing and how best to help.
Source: BBC News, 3 March 2025
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