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Shared Care Records System,

Reference: 25-26427

Date response sent: 26/01/2026

Details of enquiry

  1. Does the Trust currently share documents to a Shared Care Record? If yes, which Shared Care Record?
  2. If you are sharing documents to a Shared Care Record – what applications are used to provide the documents?
  3. Do you share all documents with the Shared Care Record, or a subset? If a subset can you advise what the key documents are that are ingested into the shared care record?
  4. Is there an information sharing agreement in place that covers all document sharing scenarios and use cases with the Shared Care Record, or is Information Governance approval required to increase the scope of what is shared each time?
  5. Please give details of your use cases for the Shared Care Record. For example, which documents do you share?
  6. How many other health organisations share information with your shared care record?
  7. Do you pay an annual subscription or a one-off fee to support document sharing into the shared care record?
  8. When does your existing Shared Care Record contract come to an end?
  9. If you are only sharing a subset of documents, are you planning to extend this subset to provide additional document access?
  10. Are you able to view documents from other healthcare providers via a Shared Care Record?
  11. If so, which document types can you view?

Response sent

  1. Does the Trust currently share documents to a Shared Care Record? If yes, which Shared Care Record?

Yes, The North Central London/onelondon Record London Care Record (LCR)

  1. If you are sharing documents to a Shared Care Record – what applications are used to provide the documents?

The London Care Record system software

  1. Do you share all documents with the Shared Care Record, or a subset? If a subset can you advise what the key documents are that are ingested into the shared care record?

Details on the documentation which may be captured/shared within the LCR are publicly available on the LCR website, which may be reached via the following link The London Care Record | North Central London Integrated Care System.

 

Any further enquiries about its development of the LCR should be addressed.  They may be reached via this link:  nclicb.foi@nhs.net

  1. Is there an information sharing agreement in place that covers all document sharing scenarios and use cases with the Shared Care Record,

Yes

  • or is Information Governance approval required to increase the scope of what is shared each time?

No

  1. Please give details of your use cases for the Shared Care Record. For example, which documents do you share?

GP/Care Plan letters, Patient demographic information (name/address/GP etc),

Referral Information, appointment details, diagnostic information.

  1. How many other health organisations share information with your shared care record?

All healthcare organisations within the NCL ICB catchment area.

  1. Do you pay an annual subscription or a one-off fee to support document sharing into the shared care record?

No.  The Trust does not make any financial contributions for use/access of the LCR system.

  1. When does your existing Shared Care Record contract come to an end?

The Trust does not hold the contract for this and does not hold any data regarding its renewal or termination.  It is provided to all NHS healthcare organisations within the NCL ICB catchment area, free of charge.

  1. If you are only sharing a subset of documents, are you planning to extend this subset to provide additional document access?

The Trust does not hold this contract, as explained above.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not require an authority to answer questions, seek out data not currently held, speculate nor provide opinions where this would involve the creation of new information, and this question could only be answered by creating new information.  Please note that FOIA enables access to recorded information that exists at the time of the request only.

  1. Are you able to view documents from other healthcare providers via a Shared Care Record?

Yes, subject to provision of relevant access controls and permissions

  1. If so, which document types can you view?

All types of documents, subject to their availability on the console.

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