The Leeds Care Record

The Leeds Care Record will hold certain information about each service user. When you are being treated or cared for by the NHS or adult social care services the health and social care professionals looking after you will have the most up-to-date information, including:

• your address and telephone number – so we have one set of contact details for you
• your diagnosis list – to make sure your health or social care professionals have an accurate and complete record of your care
• your medications – so everyone treating you can see what medicines you’ve currently or been prescribed
• your allergies – to make sure you aren’t prescribed or given any medicines you could have an adverse reaction to
• your test results – to speed up your treatment and care
• your referrals, clinic letters and discharge information – to make sure the people caring for you have all the information they need about other treatment you’re having elsewhere.

Yes, you can choose not to have a Leeds Care Record. It is your choice but sharing your medical and social care information through a Leeds Care Record will make it easier to provide the best quality care and support for you. If you have any doubts about your records being shared you can talk to your GP in the first instance.

You can also contact the Information Governance Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust by calling 0113 20 64102 or writing to:

Access to Health Records
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St. James University Hospital
Lincoln Wing/Chancellor Wing Link Corridor
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF

If you decide to opt out, you will receive a confirmation letter that you’ve opted out of Leeds Care Record and your GP practice will also be informed by letter.

This means that you will still be provided with excellent care, but when care professionals need to access information from your medical history they will do so via traditional methods, for example, phone and fax.