Examples of what this might involve:

1.

• Electronic record keeping systems with agreed coding for specific conditions and decisions.

2. 

• Review and improvement of current information sharing processes, with reference to the Mental Welfare Commission’s Carers, consent, and confidentiality: Good Practice Guide.

3. 

• Development and use of shared care planning templates across services.
• Patient information leaflets and informed consent forms to allow for individual’s cases to be discussed at joint meetings.

4. 

• Review and improvement of current processes and systems to enable shared access to relevant records and improve communication across services. 
• Approval from local information governance teams and Caldicott Guardian around current information sharing agreements/support to modify these where they are proving ineffectual.

5. 

• Thematic analysis of Significant Adverse Event Reviews in relation to communication and information sharing and using key learning points and recommendations to improve processes.