Great North Care Record highly commended at HSJ Awards
23rd November 2021
The Great North Care Record has been highly commended at the at the HSJ Awards 2021 for the Connecting Services and Information Award category. The comprehensive assessment process involved a first round of remote judging – overseen by a panel of dedicated industry professionals – followed by a live presentation. Having successfully completed both of […]
Could you be an NHS App Ambassador?
15th November 2021
If you’re one of the NHS App’s 11m users and passionate about patient access to NHS services, then you might be interested in joining the NHS App Ambassador network. Ambassadors are NHS staff who represent a wide range of settings, professions and locations. They are advocates for the app and passionate about the possibilities it […]
Even more data is being shared on the Great North Care Record
2nd September 2021
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has further expanded the services that are now sharing data as part of the Great North Care Record. For patients across north Cumbria, children’s community services have joined a range of other Trust services in sharing local records with other NHS providers where required. This means that if […]
Great North Care Record Shortlisted for two HSJ Awards
24th August 2021
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care System (ICS) is delighted to announce that the Great North Care Record has been shortlisted for two HSJ Awards 2021, Connecting Services and Information and Provider Collaboration of the Year, recognising their outstanding contribution to […]
Durham County Council connects health and social care data
20th August 2021
Durham County Council has joined the Great North Care Record to enable its adult social care services team to view information from the NHS. The Great North Care Record electronically connects the pieces of patient information from GPs, local hospitals, social care, community and mental health teams together across the system. It operates in the […]
Spread the word about the NHS App
26th July 2021
During 2021, the Great North Care Record will revolutionise how patients access NHS services by enabling them to interact digitally with their local hospitals. My Great North Care Record will start by offering patients access to their appointments and correspondence in collaboration with the NHS App. This will eventually give our patients access to all […]
Two more Trusts share information on the Great North Care Record
1st April 2021
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust are now sharing patient information as part of the Great North Care Record programme. The Great North Care Record electronically connects patient information from GPs, local hospitals, social care, community and mental health teams together across the system, helping to […]
Sunderland is first to connect health and social care data
24th March 2021
Health and social care services in Sunderland are the first in the North East and North Cumbria to securely view and share vital medical information. Hospitals, GPs, community services, mental health specialists and adult social care all hold different electronic records about patients. This means that people are often asked the same questions at various […]
What do health and care professionals think about accessing the Great North Care Record?
1st December 2020
Since March 2020 we have changed the way that patient records are shared across the North East and North Cumbria. We began sharing GP records when the Health Information Exchange first went live in March. Since then, we have added data from NHS trusts from around the region. We have exceeded previous views of GP […]
Putting patients at the heart of the Great North Care Record
2nd November 2020
Caroline McGarry is the patient engagement lead for the Patient Engagement Platform project. Here, Caroline talks about one of the recent engagement sessions and some of the future work she is planning. The Great North Care Record is being developed further so it will allow patients to interact with health and care services digitally. It […]
