South East London renews Digital Health Passport contract to 2027, expanding support into epilepsy

Continued NHS investment strengthens digital support for children and young people with long-term conditions

The South East London Integrated Care Board has renewed its contract for the Digital Health Passport (DHP) through to 2027, extending the programme beyond asthma to include epilepsy care.

The renewal reflects the ICB's continued commitment to providing practical, trusted digital support for children and young people living with long-term conditions — and to building on what has already been shown to work locally.

Developed by Tiny Medical Apps, the Digital Health Passport is an NHS-supported mobile app designed to help people better understand their condition, follow personalised care plans, and manage day-to-day health with confidence.

Supporting asthma and allergy care across South East London

The Digital Health Passport is already available locally to support people living with asthma and allergies, with a particular focus on children and young people, as well as their parents and carers.

The app is co-designed with young people and clinicians, ensuring it reflects real lives rather than clinical theory alone. It supports self-management alongside routine NHS care — not as a replacement for appointments, but as a day-to-day companion.

Key features include:

• Personalised action plans that are easy to access and follow
• Medication and inhaler reminders to support consistency
• Symptom and trigger tracking to help spot patterns early
• Local air quality and pollen alerts to reduce flare-ups
• Trusted, NHS-aligned education, including emergency guidance

Secure access with NHS login

People in commissioned areas of South East London can now access the Digital Health Passport using NHS login, providing a secure and familiar way to sign in.

For many families, this means:

• Less time setting up accounts
• Greater confidence that information is protected
• Easier integration with NHS services where enabled locally

Expanding into epilepsy care

The contract renewal also enables the Digital Health Passport to expand into epilepsy, building on the same evidence-led, co-designed approach used in asthma care.

This next phase will focus on:

• Supporting young people and families to understand and manage epilepsy
• Improving confidence between appointments
• Reducing avoidable risk through better information and preparation
• Working closely with clinicians, schools and families to ensure relevance

The expansion reflects growing recognition that digital tools can play a meaningful role in supporting long-term condition management, particularly for young people navigating school, family life and transitions to adulthood.

Who the Digital Health Passport is for in South East London

The Digital Health Passport is available to:

• Young people aged 13–25 living with asthma or allergies
• Parents and carers supporting children with these conditions
• People locally who want practical tools to reduce flare-ups, avoid triggers and feel more in control of their health

Availability depends on local commissioning and service pathways.

A long-term partnership approach

Renewing the Digital Health Passport contract through to 2027 provides continuity for families and professionals, while creating space to build evidence, refine the platform, and extend impact into new clinical areas.

For South East London, it represents a sustained investment in digital self-management support that is clinically safe, locally relevant and shaped by lived experience — with young people at its centre.