GP Connect: Update Record

NHS England has written to all practices clarifying information about the enhancement to GP Connect: Update Record.

Designed with GPs, the new Update Record functionality is a significant enhancement to existing processes. It seeks to reduce the administrative burden and clinical risk associated with manual transcription of information from email, where ensuring data quality and timeliness of updating prescribed medicines in the patient record are key.

There are no imminent changes being made to stop GPs switching off Update Record functionality. It is designed for use with pharmacy consultations, and by default for data to be provided straight into practice workflows for checking by staff before appearing in the patient record. It has no impact on GP’s responsibilities as data controllers, and is not used to send any clinically urgent or safeguarding information.