Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is advancing the sharing of data to support patient care across the region. This will deliver joined up patient information through the regional care record, supporting the provision of excellent clinical and social care and closing data gaps across West Yorkshire.

The Yorkshire & Humber Care Record (YHCR), powered by Interweave, allows clinicians to see information from multiple organisations about patients and use it for direct clinical care. By expanding the range of data being provided to the records, we are improving the depth of information available. This is a significant step forward in both increasing patient safety and informed decision making.

The data now being shared by LTHT includes patient demographics, discharge summaries and maternity documents, which will be shared to the Interweave Portal. The next phase of data to be shared includes both inpatient and outpatient information, which is currently in the test phase.

Dr Paul Jones, Chief Digital Information Officer at LTHT said: “Regional data sharing is an important step in the development of our electronic health record, PPM+, allowing clinicians and care teams to view a single patient record which includes information from a growing number of different organisations. This provides a rich, informed view of our patient’s wider needs, with real time information available at the touch of a button. This is just one of the ways digital is making a positive difference to the way we care for our patients, supporting the provision of seamless care across organisations and boundaries.”

Lee Rickles, Programme Director at Yorkshire and Humber Care Record said: “This is a massive step forward in meeting the region’s vision of connecting care to improve people’s lives. We’ve worked closely with the team at LTHT and others to help support this project and ensure learnings can be shared.”