The impact of the Shared Care Record: case studies and real stories

The Shared Care Record is transforming the way health and care professionals access and share information, helping them deliver better, more joined-up care. Below are real stories demonstrating the difference the Shared Care Record is making – helping staff make more informed decisions, reducing delays, and improving experiences for patients and service users across mid and south Essex.

Case studies and stories

Demonstrating effective inter agency working and time saved

How data in the Shared Care Record can lead decision making within a community therapy setting, to achieve more focused goals for patients

Allowing hospice colleagues to offer timely and efficient information to families of palliative care patients, by having access to acute hospital data in the Shared Care Record

Life saved in Essex thanks to a quick-thinking paramedic using the Shared Care Record

Avoiding unnecessary investigations and improving patient experience in the emergency department using the Shared Care Record

Coordinating complex neurorehabilitation using the Shared Care Record

Reconnecting a vulnerable patient with mental health support using the Shared Care Record

Supporting independence through sensory rehabilitation using the Shared Care Record