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      GP Connect Configuration - EMIS

      Contents

      In this article, you will learn about:

      GP Connect is a NHS Digital programme that aims to make information held in GP practice IT systems available right across health and social care.

      GP Connect will allow you to view patient GP practice records and share your appointments for other organisations to be able to directly book patients into.

      We are now currently rolling out this functionality for clinical service and community organisations. As the functionality becomes available for your organisation, we will contact you.

      More information about sharing data using GP Connect can be found here.

      GP Connect services

      Enabling GP connect allows patient information from different clinical systems to become available to clinicians at other healthcare organisations.

      Use the following table to learn more about enabling each service:

      HTML Views Enabling this service allows access to sections of a patient's primary care record in HTML format.
      Foundation/Appointments Enabling this service allows access to services that form prerequisites for using other GP Connect services (e.g. services for identifying organisations, locations, practitioners and patients).
      Enabling the sub-service Appointments allows the user to book and manage appointments
      Structured Record

      Enabling this service allows the user access for providing a patient's GP record in a structured and coded format that is machine readable.

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      Prerequisites required for configuration

      If you do not have Spine connectivity or an ODS code you will be unable to continue this process.

      1. Your organisation's ODS code (provided by NHS Digital).
      2. Your organisation must have Spine connectivity and your patients must have been synchronised with Spine.
      3. Create a new "dummy practitioner" session holder exclusively for the triage lists, with the following settings:
        1. Job Category - select one of the following roles:
          R0260 General Medical Practitioner R1290 Pharmacist
          R0270 Salaried General Practitioner R1300 Psychotherapist
          R0410 Student Practice Nurse R1310 Clinical Psycotherapist
          R0600 Specialist Nurse Practitioner R1330 Social Worker
          R0610 Sister/Change Nurse R1450 Health Care Support Worker
          R0620 Staff Nurse R1480 Healthcare Assistant
          R0680 Midwife R1550 Counsellor
          R0690 Community Practitioner R1590 Phlebotomist
          R0700 Community Nurse R6200 GP Registrar
          R0790 Dietitian R6300 Sessional GP
        2. Is an appointment session holder.
        3. Is a consulter.
      4. Create a new slot type for the CCAS primary care assessment slots. For example, use a different slot colour, and make them a telephone or video consultation bookable slot.

      Access GP Connect Configuration

      The GP Connect Configuration option is only displayed if it has been activated for your organisation by our deployment team.

      1. Access Organisation Configuration.
        Click EMIS button, point to Configuration, and then select Organisation Configuration.
        The Organisation Configuration screen is displayed.
      2. In the navigation pane, click Organisation.
      3. On the ribbon, click Edit.
        The Edit Organisation screen is displayed.
      4. Click GP Connect Configuration in the left-hand pane.
        The GP Connect Configuration screen is displayed.

        GP Connect Configuration screen

      Enable GP Connect services

      If an authorised user enables or disables a service in the GP Connect Configuration screen, this is changed for all users at the practice.

      You can only enable a service once GP Connect has been selected at the top of the GP Connect Configuration screen.

      1. Access GP Connect Configuration.
        Click EMIS button, point to Configuration, click Organisation Configuration, and then select Organisation from the navigation pane.
        Click Edit on the ribbon and then select GP Connect Configuration.
        The GP Connect Configuration screen is displayed.
      2. Select the box beside GP Connect.

        GP Connect Configuration screen with GP Connect box highlighted
      3. Select the box beside the service(s) you want to enable.
      4. Click OK.
        The service(s) are now enabled.

      To enable the sub-service Appointments, the service above (Foundation) must be selected first before you have the option to enable it.

      Disable GP Connect services

      1. Access GP Connect Configuration.
        Click EMIS button, point to Configuration, click Organisation Configuration, and then select Organisation from the navigation pane.
        Click Edit on the ribbon and then select GP Connect Configuration.
        The GP Connect Configuration screen is displayed.
      2. Clear the tick box next to the service or sub-service you want to disable (e.g. Foundation).
        A message is displayed clarifying the services that will be disabled.

        GP Connect Configuration screen and the message box displayed

      3. Click Turn off all.
        The service features and information will be greyed out when disabled.

        GP Connect Configuration screen with disabled service highlighted

      4. Click OK.
        The service is now disabled.

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