A Patient Record Integration Service for Worcestershire CSW Health has worked together with Worcestershire NHS Health Services and Worcestershire County Council Social Services Department to develop and implement a Patient Record Integration Service for health and social care across Worcestershire. Objectives The Worcestershire ICT Programme set aside funding in 2003/04 to undertake pilot work towards a Patient Record Integration Service linking health and social care organisations in the Worcestershire region. This service would initially need to link to Acute, Community, Mental Health and Social Care organisations - providing care to the population of Worcestershire. The objectives of this new system were to: • Improve sharing of clinical information between healt

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