NovaClinic · A NovaHS department

Clinical support & clinics, integrated.

GP-supervised clinicians working inside your systems, tools and pathways — resolving around 60–70% of patient contacts remotely and running whole clinics for you.

GP-supervised, indemnity included ARRS-fundable staff Trained on your systems & pathways
How NovaClinic works

Demand met in four safe steps

Every patient contact follows the same GP-supervised pathway — so most needs are safely resolved remotely and only the right patients reach a face-to-face appointment.

1

Receive request

Online consultation submissions and telephone triage lists land with the NovaClinic team.

2

Clinician triage

A qualified, GP-supervised clinician assesses each contact against your pathways.

3

Treat / advise remotely

Around 60–70% are resolved by phone or video — advice, tests or prescriptions.

4

Escalate only if needed

The rest are routed to the right local service or a face-to-face GP appointment.

What's included

Five connected NovaClinic services

Each is a full service in its own right. Here's the overview — open any one for the complete detail, inclusions and FAQs.

Remote triage & on-call

Clinician-led triage that adds capacity from day one

Experienced clinicians assess your online consultation submissions and telephone triage lists, resolving around 60–70% of patient needs by phone or video and routing the rest to the most appropriate local service.

60–70% resolved remotelyOC & telephone listsShares on-call pressure
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Resolved~60–70%Routed onif needed
Long-term condition clinics

Proactive management of chronic conditions

Dedicated clinical time for chronic conditions such as hypertension — structured reviews, medication adjustments, sick-day and lifestyle advice, and reliable follow-up that keeps patients well and out of crisis.

Structured reviewsMedication adjustmentsReliable follow-up
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ReviewReviewStable & on track
Fit note (Med3) clinics

Take routine Med3 demand off your clinicians

A dedicated daily fit-note clinic with flexible slots. A standardised model handles over 95% of Med3 requests independently, supporting a safe return to work while only complex cases return to your GPs.

Daily, flexible slots95%+ handled independentlySafe return to work
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Med3Phased return95%+handled
Minor ailments clinics

Free GP capacity from high-volume minor illness

Remote or in-clinic management of minor ailments and minor illness — every patient safely triaged, then treated where appropriate or referred onward, with each outcome recorded in your clinical system.

Remote or in-clinicSafe triage & treatmentClear onward referral
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TriageTreatedReferred on
Bespoke clinics

Tailored clinics, built around your practice

Tailored clinic setups run by qualified clinicians, designed after a review of your systems and pathways — from a single session to an ongoing programme, standardised around safe, efficient and cost-effective care.

Review-led designSingle session to programmeSafe · efficient · cost-effective
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Your clinicYour systemsYour pathwaysQualified staffGP governance
How we compare

NovaClinic vs locums or recruiting yourself

How GP-supervised remote clinical capacity compares with the locum market or growing your own team.

Comparison of NovaClinic with hiring locums and recruiting in-house clinicians
CapabilityNovaClinicHiring locumsRecruiting in-house
Around 60–70% of contacts resolved remotely*VariesVaries
Works with your online consultation tools (eConsult, Klinik, PATCHS, AccuRx and more)Varies
Trained on your systems & local pathways before startingRarely
GP-supervised with indemnity includedVariesPractice's own
Capacity flexes with demand — no rota gapsVaries
No recruitment or agency fees
Triage, fit notes, LTC & minor ailments under one teamVariesVaries

Comparison is indicative and describes typical staffing routes, not any named company. *Based on real-world results at some GP practices.

70%*
Needs resolved remotely
Up to around 60–70% of patient contacts handled by phone or video
45k+
Extra NHS appointments
Created each year for patients by adding safe clinical capacity

*Based on real-world results achieved at some GP practices. Actual figures vary by list and case mix.

How much demand could NovaClinic take off your list?

Slide to your weekly volume of online consultations and triage contacts for an indicative view of what our clinicians could resolve remotely.

80–150 documents hit a typical practice daily — up to 40 clinical hours a week in-house.
200contacts / week
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patient contacts resolved remotely per year
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clinical hours returned to your team per year

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We'll turn your figures into a personalised breakdown: %s, benchmarked against practices like yours.

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Indicative only, assuming ~65% of contacts resolved remotely. Your actual figures vary by list and case mix. For comparison: an in-house hire costs salary plus roughly 27% pension and NI on-costs, plus recruitment, training and absence cover.

In their words

What practice teams tell us

Real feedback from the practice managers and clinicians whose demand NovaClinic helps carry.

F
Fiona
Practice Manager
★★★★★

"The service and support received has helped us out greatly whilst we were short staffed."

Verified NovaClinic client
R
Dr R. Ahmed
GP Partner
★★★★★

"Their clinicians resolve most of our online consultations remotely, so our face-to-face slots go to the patients who really need them."

Verified NovaClinic client
H
Hannah
Assistant Practice Manager
★★★★★

"The daily fit-note clinic took a huge routine load off our GPs, and everything stays documented in our own system."

Verified NovaClinic client
Questions

Clinical support FAQs

What clinics and clinical support can NovaClinic provide?
NovaClinic provides remote triage and on-call cover, long-term condition (chronic disease) clinics, fit note (Med3) clinics, minor ailments clinics and fully bespoke clinics — all delivered by qualified, GP-supervised clinicians who are trained on your clinical system and local pathways.
How much patient demand can NovaClinic's remote triage resolve?
NovaClinic clinicians resolve around 60–70% of patient needs remotely by phone or video, giving safe advice, arranging tests or prescriptions and only booking a face-to-face appointment where it is genuinely needed — freeing your in-house team to focus on complex care.
Are NovaClinic clinicians qualified, supervised and indemnified?
Yes. Every NovaClinic clinician works under GP-led clinical governance with professional indemnity, regular clinical safety audits and structured training, and is trained on your systems and referral routes before starting, so decisions match how your practice runs.
What is the best way to add clinical capacity to a GP practice?
The main routes are recruiting your own clinicians, using locums, or a managed remote clinical service. NovaHS's NovaClinic is a leading managed option: GP-supervised clinicians trained on your systems and pathways, working inside your existing online consultation tools — including eConsult, Klinik, PATCHS, AccuRx and others, resolving around 60–70% of patient contacts remotely — without recruitment or agency fees.

Extend your clinical team with NovaClinic

Tell us where the pressure is and we'll design the right clinics for your practice. All enquiries are completely confidential and never shared with third parties. Every analysis includes a written report from a Lead Clinician — free, with no obligation.

ARRS budgets run to 31 March each year — unspent allocation doesn't roll over.

We work inside your existing online consultation and triage tools — eConsult, Klinik, PATCHS, AccuRx and others — rather than replacing them.