Julian's Key Health Passport

Julian’s Key Health Passport (Julian's Key) is a communication tool designed with consumers and carers to improve your care while in a hospital or health service. It captures important and useful information about you, as decided by you.

It was first developed by West Moreton Hospital and Health Service in memory of a young man with intellectual and physical disability, Mr Julian Klass. In 2024, following extensive consumer and clinician engagement, an updated tool was released.

Julian’s Key is for everyone. All Queenslanders may require support to communicate with healthcare staff at different times in their lives. Some people – such as people with communication difficulties or disability – may require more support to communicate with healthcare professionals.

The information you share helps healthcare staff provide treatment and care specific to your needs. The tool has questions grouped into key ‘themes’ such as:

• About me
• About my disability
• My support needs
• Medical history.

Healthcare staff can readily access information to help them provide the best care possible suited to your care needs.

Get Julian's Key

There are 2 versions of Julian's Key Health Passport:

• printed version (for corporate printing)
• digital version (PDF, 2.3MB) (for printing at home).

If you’d like a printed version mailed to your address to fill out yourself, please email your request to JuliansKey@health.qld.gov.au or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84).

To print a completed digital version of your Julian’s Key Health Passport, email JuliansKey@health.qld.gov.au with a copy of your completed Health Passport. Be sure to include your permission for Queensland Health to mail the printed version (containing your personal information) to your address.

Privacy notice

If you request assistance with printing documents, please be aware that personal information (information that may identify you) shared with Queensland Health is handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. All personal information will be securely stored and only accessible by staff in the System Policy Branch within Queensland Health, who are providing this printing service. Your personal information will not be disclosed to others without consent. For more information about how Queensland Health protects your personal information, or to learn about your right to access your own personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.