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Roadmap for the National Care Records Service

This roadmap outlines the high-level objectives we are working on and what we are planning to deliver to the National Care Records Service (NCRS) in the next few months. 

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Roadmap

This roadmap was last reviewed by the team in October 2026.

October to December 2026
  • GP Connect pilot launching in Dorset allowing users to access files from patients’ GP records. The pilot is specifically looking at document formats and access.
  • Further work on NCRS ‘microservices’ to allow use-case specific access to existing NCRS data sources, specifically Summary Care Record (SCR) and Patient Flags.
  • Technical and design work on a ‘Clinical Data Viewer’ capability for NCRS. This will retrieve clinical data from existing source systems and present it to NCRS users through configurable, use‑case‑specific views.
July to September 2026
  • Continuing to strengthen the National Care Records Service platform through enhancements to performance, security and scalability.
  • Delivering new role-based clinical views to provide healthcare professionals with faster access to the information most relevant to their care setting and workflow.
  • Streamlining the user experience through targeted usability improvements that reduce effort and support more efficient clinical decision-making.
April to June 2026
  • Expanded access to patient information by piloting GP Connect 'Access Documents' with two ambulance services and GP practices across selected Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
  • Completed a major infrastructure migration to provide a more resilient, secure and scalable foundation for future service enhancements.

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Last edited: 28 October 2026 11:23 am