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My diagnosis was quicker thanks to the information in my care record

My Care Record enables health and care professionals to access information about you to improve your care.

Providing you with:

  • Better co-ordinated and seamless care

  • Quicker diagnosis and treatment

  • Fewer unnecessary clinical tests

  • Less paperwork and less repetition

  • More time to spend on clinical care

  • More accurate prescriptions

  • Better health and care planning

What is My Care Record?

Video Transcript

My Care Record is an approach to improving care by joining up health and care information.

Your GP, hospital, community health, mental health and social care teams all hold records about your care separately. Often, only health and care professionals within the same organisation can see this information. This means it can be difficult for services to work together to deliver the best care. When information is made available in a more joined-up way, health and care professionals can provide safer, more effective care for you and your family.

Health and care organisations in our region are working together to implement an approach called My Care RecordMy Care Record enables frontline staff to securely access the information they need to look after you, even if they work for different organisations or in different locations.

For example, a hospital doctor, community nurse or social worker involved in your care could view the information they need from your GP record. 

Where is My Care Record in place?

Five Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in the East of England are part of My Care Record

 MCR Whole Area Map

My Care Record is currently in place in:

  • Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS
  • Mid and South Essex ICS
  • Suffolk and North East Essex ICS
  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS
  • Norfolk and Waveney ICS

For a full list of health and care organisations taking part, please visit the Who is Involved page.

 

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICS are now operating a similar but separate programme called Share for Care. More information about Share for Care can be found here.

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