A leading health and care record sharing system, the Great North Care Record (GNCR), has been awarded ‘Team of the Year’ at the Digital Health Networks Awards 2024 – for its collaborative work on improving the quality and safety of patient care across the North East and North Cumbria.
GNCR enables staff at NHS Trusts, local authorities, GPs, the North East Ambulance Service, community, 0-19, hospice, children, and out-of-hours services to securely access and share patient records from across multiple services and systems all in one place. This allows for a higher quality, more informed and safer experience for patients, regardless of where they are receiving care in the region.
Used by 100% of NHS foundation trusts across the North East and North Cumbria, GNCR currently has a record-breaking 800,000 monthly views and is one of the world’s leading shared care record systems with 19 million views since its launch in 2020.
The team behind the GNCR recently attended the Digital Health Summer School at Durham University, which brought together digital leaders of NHS Trusts, ICSs, and ICBs from across the country. Throughout the two days, they explored and discussed the evolution and challenges of being an effective digital leader in the NHS and what is needed to support digital leaders going forward.
During the awards ceremony at the event, GNCR won the ‘Team of the Year’ category – with GNCR being recognised for its collaborative efforts in successfully implementing digital initiatives, fostering innovation, and delivering tangible benefits to patients, clinicians, and health and care organisations.
Lisa Sewell, GNCR Programme Director said:
“We’re delighted to be recognised in the Digital Health Networks Awards and to be able to showcase the groundbreaking work our team has achieved in the last year to digital leaders from across the country.
“GNCR continues to go from strength to strength and this win only enables our brilliant team to continue to grow the reach of GNCR across the North East and North Cumbria and most importantly ensure the region has a safer, higher quality patient experience.”
