Health and social care services in Devon and Cornwall have developed a system to share
patient data efficiently and quickly and, ultimately, improve the care you receive.
This shared system is called the Devon and Cornwall Care Record.
It’s important that anyone treating you has access to your shared record so they have all the
information they need to care for you. This applies to your routine appointments and also in
urgent situations such as going to A&E, calling 111 or going to an out-of-hours appointment.
It’s also quicker for staff to access a shared record than to try to contact other staff by phone
or email.
Only authorised health and care staff can access the Devon and Cornwall Care Record and
the information they see is carefully checked so that it relates to their job. Also, systems do
not share all your data – just data that services have agreed is necessary to include.
For more information about the Devon and Cornwall Care Record, please go to
https://www.devonandcornwallcarerecord.nhs.uk