We are proud to be working alongside local NHS and social care services in mid and south Essex to launch the Shared Care Record. This new system is designed to improve how your health and social care information is managed and shared, ensuring better coordination and care for our residents.
About the Shared Care Record
The Shared Care Record securely brings together important information from your care records that are held by different health and social care organisations. This allows doctors, nurses, social workers, and other professionals to access vital information quickly and securely, ensuring you receive the best possible care.
How this benefits you
Having care information stored in separate places can sometimes cause delays. The Shared Care Record makes sure that the professionals caring for you have instant access to crucial details like allergies, medications, and care plans. This helps ensure you receive timely, effective treatment, especially in urgent situations.
Some key benefits include:
- Better coordination: Professionals have access to a fuller picture of your care, reducing the need for you to repeat information and allowing for more personalised support.
- Faster care: With quicker access to essential information, decisions can be made more efficiently, helping you get the care you need sooner.
- Safer treatments: Having up-to-date information at hand ensures that health and social care professionals can make informed, potentially lifesaving decisions.
Learn more
For more detailed information about the Shared Care Record and how it benefits you, please visit the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System website.
To understand more about how and why we share information when caring for you, visit the My Care Record website.
Havens Hospices is part of My Care Record, an approach to improving care by joining up health and care information. Health and care professionals from other services will be able to view information from the records we hold about you when it is needed for your care. Please see www.mycarerecord.org.uk for more information.
Published on 7th April 2025
