GP Connect: Send Document

GP Connect: Send Document provides the capability for a patient’s registered GP practice to receive a document capturing the details of a care encounter following a patient being seen in another care setting. The document will be received as a PDF. The product uses NHS Digital's MESH file transfer service. The PDF is created within the sending organisation's system, transferred across secure infrastructure, and delivered directly into the receiver system, with minimal user interaction. This can replace similar information being sent via other methods such as printed letters or NHS Mail, and reduces administrative time and effort to send the consultation and update the patient record.

The majority of GP sites across the estate now have the ability to send messages via Send Document. Other organisations are working on the development of this capability. See the list of suppliers. 

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The MESH file transfer service is rolled out across the majority of GP practices and is in use for receiving information such as 'flu vaccinations which have been administered in community pharmacy and pathology results. When a patient has been seen in another care setting a PDF care encounter is created and received by the registered practice. The PDF will be visible to the practice team in their GP clinical system. The PDF can be added manually to the patient record and any follow-up actions arranged. 

Both EMIS and TPP have developed this capability and enabled across their GP estates. 

See an example of the consultation summary (PDF).

EMIS

EMIS (EMISWeb): GP Connect main menu - requires EMIS Now access