title: Electronic care records give nurses access to information that can transform patient care.
abstract: The NHS Care Records Service is developing electronic care records for the NHS in England. This article examines the background to electronic records and how they can support and improve everyday nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: NHS Connecting for Health.
authors.forename: Ros
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stonham
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009737:Nursing Records; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D056164:Teaching Rounds