The Northamptonshire Care Record is available for all GP Practices | Primary care latest updates

We are delighted to share with you that the Northamptonshire Care Record (NCR) is now available for GP practices and healthcare professionals across Northamptonshire.

You can watch a recording of the NCR launch event for Primary Care here. The event took place on Thursday 19 October, 2023:

The recording includes a demostration of the NCR in action and you can hear about the fantastic benefits of using the system.  Furthermore, you will hear from colleagues who have already been using the NCR as part of our testing phase. Finally, we introduce you to the communications resources we have produced for you and your patients.

What is the NCR?

The NCR is a new way of joining up patient records held by health and care providers across the county so that professionals can instantly access patient information held by other providers. More information can be found here.

What do I need to do to get access?

Access to the system is via Single Sign On (SSO) from either your EMIS or TPP system.

• You will need to undertake a small piece of configuration work to enable your access to the NCR.

Firstly, please email us at northantsicb.northamptonshirecarerecord@nhs.net to obtain the username and password for the SSO account.

Then click here for your SSO EMIS guide and here for the SSO TPP guide for easy-to-follow instructions on how to set up.

Once you have configured the SSO link, you will then have access to NCR for each patient you view. The NCR user guide will show you how to navigate NCR and including some FAQs – we recommend looking through these.

If you require any assistance with setting up the SSO link, we are more than happy to help you. Please contact us via northantsicb.northamptonshirecarerecord@nhs.net and we will arrange a short Teams call with you.

The Northamptonshire Care Record is a huge breakthrough for health and social care providers in our county. This innovative system will modernise the way professionals share and access information to improve the quality of care for patients.  

For more information about the NCR visit connectingyourcare.net.

If you have any queries, contact the NCR team at northantsicb.northamptonshirecarerecord@nhs.net