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Direct Care APIs use case submission form

We need to understand how you plan to use the Direct Care APIs (GP Connect), or what problem you’re hoping to solve by using one of our products. This form is to gather that information and understand how this, in turn, will benefit the NHS and patients. 

Once submitted, the form will be reviewed by the team and a response provided within 14 days. If your use case is accepted, we will provide you with the relevant information to begin the onboarding process.

By completing this form, you are agreeing that your use case is for the purpose of direct care only.

Before you start

Before you start this form, you can read summaries of our APIs to help you decide on your preferred API. You should also visit the GP Connect prerequisites page on our Consumer Support Hub to make sure you understand the requirements of developing against the Direct Care APIs. 

Some GP Connect APIs are still in development. See current statuses on our specifications page.

The National Data Sharing Arrangement (NDSA) sets out the data sharing requirements and obligations for the use of GP Connect for end-user organisations.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

An asterisk (*) indicates a mandatory field.

Section 1: Your details
Target care setting of your product *
Section 2: Your development/use case
Which GP Connect capability (or capabilities) do you want to onboard to?

Access Record: Structured
Tick all that apply
Access Record: HTML
Access Document
Send Document (this product is undergoing a strategic interoperability review, during which we are not onboarding new suppliers - register your interest by submitting your use case)
Please email a data flow diagram to [email protected] showing how you intend to use GP Connect and how the data will flow via your product (including an example scenario) * Your use case will not be reviewed until this has been received. Failure to send will result in your use case being rejected.

Section 3: Clinical safety prerequisites
Confirm if the following prerequisites have been met:

A qualified Clinical Safety Officer is in place *
A clinical risk management process is in place that is compliant with DCB0129 *
A clinical safety case and hazard log will be established for this product *

Section 4: Information governance (IG) prerequisites
Confirm if you are committed to the following:

A UK location for processing or storing patient data *
A cycle of penetration testing of your product within the last 12 months and on an annual basis at a minimum *
Returning the appropriate level of end-user information to be able to meet the GP Connect IG model *