1. GP Fanfare A New Approach to Information Management for GPs

2. Data, data, everywhere! Referral forms New and revised services Pathways, guidelines and protocols Alerts Contact details

3. A shrinking NHS 85% and reducing Increasingly tightly controlled by GP commissioners Information management getting easier

4. A growing independent & voluntary sector 15% and increasing More and more choices Controlled by no-one Information management getting harder

5. Ever-increasing specialisation Specialities and sub-specialities Niche services

6. A changing workforce More sessional and locum work More part timers Greater mobility “Time out” Sabbaticals Maternity leave

7. Better-informed patients Often know what they want Don’t know how to access what they want Need the GP to be a “navigator”

8. Increasing pressure to do more in the consultation Matching PUNs (Patients’ Unmet Needs) with EARs (Easily Accessible Resources) Niche need with niche resource

9. The problems with web listings... Not comprehensive – independent and voluntary sector often poorly represented Keeping documents up to date - very administrator-dependent Not always easily searchable

10. GP fanfare Universal document repository Any document tag-able (PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, PDF) Searchable NHS, independent and voluntary sectors Free to all users

11. GP fanfare – viewer portal Secure – password controlled Intuitive search facility “Favourites” list Directory of posters

12. GP fanfare – poster portal Secure – password controlled Upload facility Extensive list of tag terms – ability to add more Edit/delete facility

13. A spectrum of users GPs – established principals - new locums Other clinical staff Managers ?Main information portal ?Sits alongside commissioners portal and practice intranet

14. Screen shots The following screens show how documents are uploaded and searched for:

15. Uploading a document

23. Document search Simple search

27. Document search Advanced search