Smart records management helps GP surgeries support frontline change in the NHS

GPs and their staff are the bedrock of the NHS

Their importance has once again been demonstrated during the pandemic response. Shouldering the lion’s share of the COVID-19 vaccination programme alongside their existing workload, they provided more appointments nationally for patients than in the equivalent period before the pandemic. In England, patient satisfaction with GPs has held up remarkably well.

GP surgeries regularly review ways to streamline operations by outsourcing key functions such as records management. Storing patient records on surgery premises is no longer efficient. By outsourcing to Restore, they ensure all patient records are GDPR compliant, and handled in a streamlined way to free up GP staff to concentrate on their core duties.

The NHS is no stranger to change and the Government’s Health and Care Bill, in force from April 2022, is a transformation to integrate NHS and social care and provide a more coordinated approach to patient care.

Restore supports GP surgeries and commissioning groups with highly efficient, logical, and easy to access records management so clinical staff can access records quickly and easily.

For paper records our secure off-site storage gives them peace of mind that vital patient data is protected and accessible. They can retrieve physical patient files rapidly; next day or same day depending on requirements, or access records digitally using our scan on demand service for urgent needs. Also, bulk scanning is available, so files can be retrieved by GP staff via our secure online platform.

GP surgeries and CCGs must always demonstrate compliance in handling patient records to meet strict NHS requirements and Restore meets these criteria with robust audit trails for files. Patient confidentiality is paramount, and our security systems enable GP surgeries, hospitals and other clinical groups to access files while complying with legislation and regulation.

Restore has worked with the NHS for many years in hospital and primary care settings and as an approved supplier across multiple procurement frameworks, we offer assurance for information governance and compliance.

Everyone in the UK is rightly proud of what the NHS has done in responding so magnificently to the pandemic, but we should never forget that our health service is there for us 24/7 and provides the nation with fantastic care. At Restore we are also very proud to be working with such an extraordinary health service. By providing professional and innovative records management solutions we are playing our part in helping the NHS to be the heroes of the nation, every day.

This is a sponsored article by: Restore

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