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Resources to support self-management

Queensland Health "Managing well ... Staying well" Personal Health Record

This small plastic-covered booklet is a personal health record to be kept by clients. It acts as a centralised repository for information related to a person’s chronic condition/s, and contains document pouches for additional paperwork.

The Managing well … Staying well booklet is useful for coordinating healthcare, particularly if clients have complex needs and are likely to move from place to place. It is also helpful for clients who need to manage multiple appointments with various health professionals.

The Queensland Health "Managing well ... Staying well" booklet:

• provides a single point for recording events
• helps the individual keep track of and monitor investigations and results
• allows for appointment schedules to be recorded in one place
• acts as a central point for holding up-to-date medication lists that the client can access easily
• assists the client’s various service providers by having one place for care plans and information - required to be kept by the client.
  

View the contents of the Queensland Health "Managing well ... Staying well" Personal Health Record (PDF 888 kB).

Download the following information for ordering, distributing and implementing the Queensland Health "Managing well … Staying well" Personal Health Record in your service:

• Introduction Letter
• Ordering Guide
• Implementation Guide
• Client – How to Use Guide
• Replacement forms

Clients to complete either the Client Feedback Form or the Interactive Online Client Feedback Form.