GP Connect

What is GP Connect?

GP Connect is a service that enables authorised care professionals to quickly and efficiently share and view GP records and medical notes of the residents they care for in real-time.

How does GP Connect work with our Digital Care System?

Our GP Connect integration consumes data directly from multiple GP systems, connecting care homes and GPs.

Examples of the type of information made available through the GP Connect service:

Encounters – e.g. hospital visits

Active problems and issues – e.g. diagnosis

Allergies and adverse reactions

Acute and repeat medication

Referrals

Observations – e.g. pulse, oxygen saturation

Immunisations

You’ll find some useful information about GP Connect here:

GP Connect Website

GP Connect Video

Leading the way to connecting health and social care

Locations activated GP Connect:

95 Care provider brands
566 Locations
25.5k Beds covered

300 Clinicians accessed GP Connect
3065 GP records accessed
1000+ Residents GP records accessed
73 Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)

Live since Feb 2021

The key benefits of the integration with GP Connect is that our nurses now have access to real time information as well as a clear picture of historic care for our residents. The vast amount of time saved by having instantaneous accessibility is beneficial for not only our nurses but for GPs too as we no longer need to call GPs for updates or information.

Mike Armstrong
Managing Director at Havering Care Homes

What is needed to access GP Connect?

You need to sign the “NHS GP Connect HTML product data sharing” Data Share Agreement in the Digital Care System
The GP Connect view can only be used to access data for residents under your direct care
The GP Connect service is only available to care homes in England

We feel extremely privileged to be amongst the first to use the integration and the feedback we’ve received from nursing staff so far has been brilliant. By logging into the system, staff can now see all relevant medical records related to residents and without having to chase individual GP surgeries.

The time-saving benefits to our staff are going to be huge, and the system will also improve our knowledge base of the individuals we care for. We’re thrilled to be one of the first care homes in the country to use the integration and we look forward to it becoming part of our everyday lives.

Shehzad Jivraj
Head of Operations at Clearstone Care

Anita Astle MBE
Managing Director at Wren Hall Nursing Home