Information for Regions and Integrated care boards (ICBs)

ICBs play a crucial role in shaping the future of local digital services. Find out about how you can encourage practices to consider the benefits of the Register with a GP surgery service.

Some of the benefits of using the national service in your area include:

• improved accessibility
• improved data quality
• time savings for both practices and patients

Encourage practice managers in your area to:

• visit our resource hub to learn more about the benefits of the service
• try out our demo site 
• invite us to present at practice or PCN level 
• contact us with any questions at [email protected] 

Use any channels you have available, such as newsletters, emails and events.

Slide deck

You can use this slide deck to present to colleagues about the Register with a GP surgery service.

Nina Crump, Primary Care Digital Programme Manager at Surrey Heartlands ICB, talks about her experience of adopting the Register with a GP surgery service.

Download assets to use when speaking to GP practices about the service.

This includes:

• an email template for introducing practices to the service
• a service welcome letter template
• guidance on how bulk enrolment works
• guidance on how to use Profile Manager to register

If you are considering enrolling a large number of GP practices, for example all the practices within an ICB, then please get in touch with our onboarding team to discuss how the transition to our service can be eased. 

Email: [email protected] 

If you are encouraging use of the service in your area, keep checking the dashboard to see the impact of your activity.

If you would like our help to track the success of particular initiatives in your area please contact the team.

Email: [email protected] 

You can help GPs in your region promote the service to patients.

Resources include:

• text for websites, newsletters, or Facebook groups
• suggested text for social media posts
• social media images
• digital banners
• waiting room screensavers 
• posters

Contact [email protected] if your comms teams want to change any of these materials.

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