GP Connect: Access Record
Published on: 5th February 2024 | Updated on: 5th February 2024
GP Connect: Update Record (GPC Access Record) seeks to make patient medical information available to pharmacy professionals when and where they need it to support direct patient care improving both care and outcomes. Initial use of this will relate to Pharmacy First.
| Prescribing system | GPC Access Record rollout status (prescribing systems) – Pharmacy First |
| SystmOne (TPP) | Early testing and rollout (during March 2024 onwards until rollout is completed) |
| EMIS [prescribing system] | Early testing and rollout (during March 2024 onwards until rollout is completed) |
| Vision (InPS) | To be determined |
There are four pharmacy IT suppliers working on GPC Access Record integrations:
| Pharmacy CPCF IT system supplier | GPC Access Record rollout status (pharmacy systems) – Pharmacy First |
| Cegedim | Early testing and rollout (during March 2024 onwards until rollout is completed) |
| PharmOutcomes | Early testing and rollout (during March 2024 onwards until rollout is completed) |
| Positive Solutions | Early testing and rollout (during March 2024 onwards until rollout is completed) |
| Sonar Informatics | Early testing and rollout (during March 2024 onwards until rollout is completed) |
GPC Access Record is being prepared for these pharmacy services next:
GPC Access Record and Pharmacy First
With the patient’s consent, their GP record (e.g. via GP Connect Access Record), national care record, or an alternative clinical record for the patient, must be checked by the pharmacist unless there is good reason not to do so.
NHS England is working with Pharmacy First IT system suppliers to add GP Connect Access Record functionality to their systems. In the meantime, pharmacists providing the Pharmacy First service can continue to access elements of the patient’s GP record via the National Care Records Service (NCRS).
Read more:
- Our GP Connect webpage
- GPC Access Record (NHSE’s TD).
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For more information on this topic please email comms.team@cpe.org.uk
