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Ongoing GP document workflow processing

Fully outsourced, daily clinical correspondence processing for GP practices, PCNs, Federations and ICBs across England. NovaDoc handles inbound GP letters end to end — coded, filtered, triaged and actioned to one standardised, safe method under GP-led governance.

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LETTER Patient record Coded Actioned Triaged Received → coded → triaged → filed
98%Dealt with,
no GP input
10M+Documents
processed
Fully outsourced daily processing

Hand over GP letters and clinical correspondence every day

NovaDoc ongoing document processing gives GP practices a complete, hands-off clinical correspondence workflow. Each day, inbound GP letters, discharge summaries, clinic letters and results are collected, processed and returned to your clinical system ready for sign-off — so the daily document mountain no longer lands on your clinicians and administrators.

We handle every inbound document type — discharge summaries, outpatient and clinic letters, referral letters, pathology and radiology results, and medication requests.

Everything is delivered to the same fine-tuned, standardised method NovaHS has used to process millions of documents. On a standard package up to 80% of documents are dealt with without GP involvement; on our highest package up to 98% of documents are dealt with without GP involvement, leaving only the small proportion of documents that genuinely require a decision from your own team.

  • GP letters, discharge summaries, clinic letters and results collected and returned ready for sign-off.
  • Up to 80% of documents dealt with without GP involvement on a standard package, up to 98% on our highest.
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Our standardised 4-step method

SNOMED coding, action filtering, clinical triage & medication management

Every document passes through the same four-step NovaDoc method, so nothing slips through and clinical accountability is maintained from inbox to file.

  • SNOMED clinical coding — every document coded accurately in SNOMED CT to the NovaHS coding protocol for consistent, high-quality data.
  • Action filtering — required actions are identified and safeguarded so urgent and safeguarding-relevant items are never missed.
  • Clinical triage — documents needing a clinical decision are reviewed by NovaHS clinicians under GP-led governance.
  • Medication management — medication-related tasks are handled by our medicines team, ready for your prescriber to authorise.
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Clinical system integration

Works within EMIS Web, EMIS & Docman and SystmOne

NovaDoc integrates directly with the GP clinical systems used across NHS primary care, including EMIS Web, EMIS & Docman and SystmOne. We work securely inside your existing workflow with no change of system and no new software to install, so your team sees processed documents exactly where they expect them.

  • Compatible with EMIS Web, EMIS & Docman and SystmOne.
  • Secure, information-governance-compliant access to your document workflow.
  • Predictable daily coverage that removes recruitment, training and absence risk.

Who it's for: GP practices, PCNs, Federations and ICBs across England that want to remove the daily clinical correspondence burden from their clinical and administrative teams.

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98%*
No GP involvement needed
Up to 98% of documents dealt with without GP involvement on our highest package
10M+
Documents processed
Across NHS GP practices, to a safe, standardised method

*Based on real-world results achieved at some GP practices. Actual figures vary by document mix, package and practice.

In their words

What practice teams tell us

Real feedback from the practice managers and clinicians who hand their daily correspondence to NovaDoc.

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Laura
Practice Operations Manager
★★★★★

"Clinicians are only getting about 15 letters per week compared to the hundreds from before. The daily document mountain is simply gone."

Verified NovaDoc client
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Dr R. Patel
GP Partner
★★★★★

"It sits inside our EMIS workflow perfectly — nothing new to learn. Documents come back coded, triaged and ready to sign off."

Verified NovaDoc client
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Sarah
Assistant Practice Manager
★★★★★

"Only the handful of items that genuinely need a GP decision reach us now. It has freed real clinical time every single day."

Verified NovaDoc client
Questions

Ongoing document processing FAQs

How much of our clinical correspondence workload can NovaDoc handle?
On a standard package, ongoing GP document workflow processing deals with up to 80% of documents without GP involvement. On our highest package, NovaDoc deals with up to 98% of documents without GP involvement — coding, filtering, triaging and actioning documents so clinicians and administrators are left with only the small proportion that genuinely needs practice input.
Which clinical systems does NovaDoc integrate with?
NovaDoc integrates with the main GP clinical systems used across NHS primary care in England, including EMIS Web, EMIS & Docman and SystmOne. We work securely within your existing workflow and code to the NovaHS coding protocol, so there is no need to change systems or install new software.
Who reviews the clinical decisions in our correspondence?
Clinical triage is carried out by NovaHS clinicians under GP-led governance. Every document is SNOMED coded, action filtered for safeguarding, triaged for clinical decisions and passed through medication management, so nothing is missed and clinical accountability is maintained throughout.
Which document types does NovaDoc process?
All routine inbound clinical correspondence: hospital discharge summaries, outpatient and clinic letters, referral letters and responses, pathology and radiology results, and medication requests — each coded in SNOMED CT, actioned and filed to the patient record in EMIS or SystmOne.
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