The Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Care Records Partnership Board met on 25 March 2020 and discussed how the Partnership can work together in a different way to support health and care professionals in caring for patients in the context of COVID-19.

Partners recognise the importance of being able to share data across the TVS area and the growing importance of ‘anywhere access’ to data in the light of the current crisis.

Stakeholders from across the geography came together on 5 November in Maidenhead for the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Care Records Partnership and Digital Health Networks event. The event was hosted by Julie Fisher, SRO for TVS Care Records Partnership and was attended by almost 100 delegates. These included care professionals, CIOs, CCIOs, service managers, and lay representatives who joined us in discussions, debate and heard from experts in the fields of health and digital development.

People in the Thames Valley and Surrey area will be able to access their records and use digital services and apps that directly support them to manage their own health and wellbeing thanks to a new partnership between the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Care Records Partnership and the System C and Graphnet Care Alliance.