GM Care Record

Community Pharmacy providers across Greater Manchester can now access a patient’s full medical record via the GM Care Record via PharmOutcomes, improving the quality and safety of care provided to patients in the community.

Read more about this exciting new development

How can Community Pharmacists access the GM Care Record?

There are 3 simple steps to follow to gain access to the GM Care Record

Step 1
Supply the IP address for each pharmacy to ensure that each pharmacy’s IP address is not blacklisted for access.

Click here to submit your IP address

If you are unsure of your IP address, you can find it in Windows:

• Select Start > Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi and then select the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to.
• Under Properties, look for your IP address listed next to the IPv4 address.

Step 2
Ask your Data Protection Officer to complete the onboarding form to comply with data management requirements.
Click here to complete the onboarding form

Step 3
Your Data Protection Officer will also need to download and sign the Data Sharing Agreement, then email to our Information Governance team at IG@healthinnovationmanchester.com.

Click here to access the Data Sharing Agreement

We strongly encourage ALL of our contractors to engage with this initiative 

Read this letter to learn more about the GM Care Record (GMCR)

Webinar: Watch on-demand

To help you learn how to access the GMCR, a webinar was organised You can find a link to the recording here and a link to the slide deck here.

Resources to support the GM rollout

• Widening access to patient information from the GM Care Record: An Interview with Luvjit Kandula
• Stakeholder briefing (2023)
• Information Governance Requirements for Community Pharmacies Accessing the GM Care Record
• Video: Demo of the GM Care Record for Community Pharmacists

To help support the rollout, a number of case studies were also published. These highlight best practice and the benefits of using the GM Care Record in your pharmacy. Click the links below to read these:
Aneet Kapoor: KPS Pharmacy – How access to the GM Care Record is enhancing patient care

 Jainil Patel: Hollowood Chemists – Why every Community Pharmacist should be using the GM Care Record

Amul Mistry: Well Pharmacy – Saving Lives Over the Counter: The GM Care Record in Action