Unified shared care record strategy and governance framework
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Uniting disparate regional databases into a single, highly-secure patient dashboard with clear role-based access delegation.
2.8M
Patient records unified across the region
10+
Acute and primary care providers integrated
One Framework
Shared governance model agreed region-wide
Role-based
Access delegation aligned to clinical need
Region-wide
A single dashboard for every partner organisation
The Challenge
Records Spread Across a Region
Patient information sat in disparate regional databases with no shared view for clinicians.
Inconsistent governance made data sharing slow to agree and harder to sustain.
Our Approach
Strategy Before Integration
SCFH set out a shared care record strategy with partners before any technical work began.
We defined a governance framework, role-based access model and delivery roadmap the whole region could sign up to.
The Impact
Measurable Transformation
One patient view
Clinicians see a single, current record across organisations.
Agreed governance
A framework partners could adopt without renegotiating each time.
Secure by default
Role-based access delegation aligned to clinical need.
Regional buy-in
Every provider engaged in shaping and adopting the model.
Agreeing the governance first is what made the technical integration straightforward.
Programme Director
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
