Shared Care Records have helped the NHS build a more connected and collaborative approach to care. However, to create a truly seamless and person-centred experience, we need to turn these ideas into real action.

Following A National Blueprint for the Single Patient Record, the next challenge is readiness, ensuring the right capabilities are in place to connect existing systems into a unified, trusted network of care.

Today, information still stops at organisational and regional boundaries. Clinicians spend valuable time searching for data, reconciling records, and repeating work, creating avoidable friction that impacts both productivity and patient outcomes.

That’s why Orion Health has partnered with Healthcare Innovation Consortium (HIC) to define the next step: preparing the NHS for a Single Patient Record (SPR).

Our latest white paper, From Blueprint to Readiness: Preparing for a Single Patient Record, outlines how to turn strategy into delivery. It explores:

  • What “SPR readiness” means across technical, clinical, and governance capabilities
  • How to connect existing systems through a federated, interoperable model
  • Where readiness can unlock measurable productivity gains and reduce duplication
  • Real-world use cases, including frailty and cancer pathways

The opportunity now is to move from blueprint to readiness, reducing information friction, improving care coordination, and enabling a more productive, connected NHS.

Download the White Paper