First Trust launches new OneLondon mental health digital tool
A new digital tool to support safer, quicker and more joined-up care for people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) has been introduced in the first of six Mental Health Trusts in London (25 November 2024). East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) have now introduced the new eMHA by Thalamos system to modernise how […]
First council sharing care information across Capital via London Care Record
The London Borough of Bexley has become the first council to securely share its adult social care information across the Capital through the London Care Record, supporting more joined-up care for its residents (21 November 2024). The London Care Record is a single and secure view of a person’s health and care information. It includes […]
Universal Care Plan expansion planned for December 2024
The Universal Care Plan (UCP) will evolve into a broader personalised care and support plan from this December, supporting even more Londoners (21 October 2024). The UCP is an NHS service that digitally shares personalised care plans with health and care professionals across the Capital to help ensure more patients receive the care and outcomes […]
Two thirds of Londoners with sickle cell disease have a Universal Care Plan
Over 5,000 sickle cell patients in London now have a Universal Care Plan (UCP), helping to ensure they get the right care wherever they are in the Capital (16 September 2024). The UCP is an NHS service that digitally shares personalised care plans with health and care professionals across the Capital to help ensure more […]
Supporting community pharmacists to provide joined up care in south east London
The first community pharmacists in south east London can now access the London Care Record, supporting them to provide effective, safe and joined up care for the communities they serve (24 July 2024). Earlier this month the first 13 pharmacies in south east London were connected to the London Care Record, which is a single […]
More care homes connected to the London Care Record
Staff in over 30 care homes across the Capital are now using the London Care Record and reporting how this tool supports them to provide the best possible care for their residents (18 July 2024). The London Care Record is a single and secure view of a person’s health and care information that helps ensure […]
Joining up health and care between London and its neighbouring areas
Patient information from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is now being securely shared through the London Care Record to further improve joined up care for their patients who are referred for treatment and care in the Capital and some of its neighbouring areas (11 July 2024). This means frontline staff across the Capital […]
London Care Record exceeds 50 million views
The London Care Record has now been used over 50 million times by frontline health and care staff helping them provide faster, safer and more effective care across the Capital and beyond (9 July 2024). Introduced in 2020 the London Care Record is a single and secure view of a person’s health and care information […]
Londoners can now view their sickle cell care plans via the NHS App
Londoners with sickle cell disease can now view their Universal Care Plan (UCP) via the NHS App, giving them reassurance that their care plans are communicated correctly to those health and care professionals looking after them (22 May 2024). The UCP is an NHS service that enables every Londoner to have their care plans and […]
Working together to support safer, faster, joined up mental health care for London
A new digital tool to support safer, quicker and more joined-up assessment and treatment of people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) is being introduced in London (9 May 2024). The OneLondon eMHA programme will replace the current paper-based MHA processes with a digital solution that joins up admission, treatment, hospital and discharge care […]