Health Information Exchange/GP Connect

In a previous bulletin item on HIE/GP Connect you were asked to contact the IT desk for a subdomain and password to access the Health Information Exchange (HIE). This was incorrect. The confidential username and password for the HIE configuration has now been sent directly to practice managers.

You do not need to call the CSU IT Service Desk for a username and password unless you require support in how to implement the changes as described.

For the purposes of delivering care for individuals during this COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial that information can be shared between services.

There are two separate projects that require some configuration of clinical systems at each GP practice to make this happen.

We are therefore providing advice, support and guidance on both projects in one go to make it as easy as possible to action.

The two separate projects are:

GP Connect

Enables 111 to triage and book non-COVID-19 patient appointments at respective GP practices

Health Information Exchange

Allows health and care professionals in locations such as the Nightingale Hospital to digitally access records held by other services.