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Practice management software for private GPs and private clinics

Dataforge brings online booking, clinical forms, video consultations, patient records and e-prescriptions together in one system for CQC-registered private GP practices and clinics, so your clinicians spend their time with patients rather than paperwork.

  • Built by pharmacists and doctors
  • Meets the DCB0129 NHS England clinical standard
  • Supports GPhC and CQC standards
A structured consultation completed and signed by the clinician
Built for clinics offeringPrivate GPSpecialist consultantsWeight managementADHDMedical cannabisMen's healthWomen's health
Private GPSpecialist consultantsWeight managementADHDMedical cannabisMen's healthWomen's health

The whole patient journey in one system

Each stage builds on the last, so nothing is re-entered and the clinician always sees the complete picture.

  1. 1

    Online booking

    Patients choose their clinician, appointment time and a face-to-face or video consultation from your website.

  2. 2

    Pre-consultation forms

    Medical history and consent are completed before the appointment and saved to the patient record.

  3. 3

    Consultation

    The clinician consults in person or by video with the patient's full history on screen.

  4. 4

    Prescribing

    The clinician issues an e-prescription to the patient's chosen pharmacy.

  5. 5

    Follow-up care

    Review appointments are booked into the same calendar and recorded on the same patient record.

What changes for each person in your clinic

Clinicians

More time with patients

  • Forms and consent complete before the appointment starts
  • History, notes and previous prescriptions in one view
  • Prescriptions written and sent in seconds

Reception and admin

Fewer calls and no chasing

  • Patients book online themselves, at any hour
  • Confirmations and reminders sent automatically
  • Payment taken online at booking or in clinic on the day

Clinic owners

One system to grow with

  • Every clinician’s diary visible in one calendar
  • New clinicians, services and locations added as you expand
  • One supplier and one patient record across the clinic

How Dataforge runs your clinic

Patient records and consultations

Structured consultations, signed with your registration

Each consultation follows a template built for the service, covering identity, history, examination, assessment, treatment plan and consent. The completed consultation is signed with the clinician’s registration and filed automatically.

  • Allergies flagged at the top of every patient record
  • Dispensing record and past consultations a click away on the same record
  • Consent, capacity and sharing with the GP recorded at every visit
Weight management templateSigned and filed
Consultation
Type, identity confirmed and others present
History
Presenting complaint, allergies, lifestyle and systems review
Observations
Weight, height, blood pressure, pulse and temperature
Assessment
Weight history, previous attempts and contraindications
Plan
Treatment, starting dose, review date and management plan
Consent
Patient declaration, capacity and GP sharing

Prescribing & e-prescriptions

No dispensary needed to prescribe

Your clinicians issue private prescriptions as e-Prescriptions to any UK pharmacy. The patient collects or receives their medicine without a paper prescription, and the clinic never has to hold stock.

  • Each prescriber works under their own login and registration
  • Clinics with their own pharmacy can dispense through the same system
A clinic prescription sent as an e-Prescription

Bookings module

Every clinician’s diary in one calendar

Set availability, services and appointment lengths for each clinician and room. Patients choose face-to-face or video, and there is no limit on the number of calendars as the clinic grows.

  • Clinical forms completed by the patient when they book
  • Video consultations built in, with the link sent to the patient
  • Different appointment lengths for initial and follow-up consultations

Clinical Decision System & eCommerce

Treatment programmes sold from your website

Patients can request treatments through your clinic’s website, with a clinical questionnaire for each treatment and a prescriber reviewing every request.

Notes and correspondence

Letters and documents kept with the patient

Consultation notes, uploaded documents and GP letters are stored on the patient record rather than in shared drives and inboxes.

Built for CQC-registered clinics

Good record keeping is central to a CQC inspection. Dataforge keeps the evidence of every consultation in one place, so you can show how each patient was assessed, consented and treated. Opening a new clinic? Sync Dynamics also provides CQC registration support.

Consent captured

Consent, capacity and GP sharing are recorded in every signed consultation.

Decisions documented

Every approval, hold or rejection is saved with the information it was based on.

Access by role

Clinicians, reception and managers each see only what their role requires.

Clinical safety

Developed to DCB0129, NHS England's standard for managing clinical risk in health IT.

Getting your clinic set up

  1. 1

    Walk through your services

    We look at the treatments you offer and how your clinicians work.

  2. 2

    Select modules

    Choose bookings, forms, prescribing and online sales to suit your clinic.

  3. 3

    Build your clinic

    Clinicians, calendars, services, forms and permissions are configured and your website is connected.

  4. 4

    Open the diary

    Your team is trained and patients can start booking.

Dataforge for private GPs and private clinics

Private GP practices and clinics

What software does a private GP practice or private clinic need?

A private GP practice or private clinic needs software for online booking, clinical forms and consent, video and face-to-face consultations, clinical notes, prescribing and patient records. Dataforge combines all of these in one practice management system, so GPs, clinicians, reception staff and owners work from the same patient record.

Is Dataforge suitable for consultant-led private clinics?

Yes. Dataforge suits consultant-led clinics and specialist services where patients expect to book online, choose a video or in-person appointment and receive their prescription electronically. Practices with several consultants sharing consulting rooms can run them all from one account.

Does Dataforge work for a single-handed private GP?

Yes. A single private GP can start with bookings, consultations and prescribing, then add clinicians, services and locations as the practice grows, paying only for the modules in use.

Is Dataforge suitable for CQC-registered private GP practices and clinics?

Yes. Dataforge is designed for CQC-registered private GP practices and clinics. It keeps forms, consent, consultation notes, prescribing decisions and correspondence on each patient record, and supports the standards the CQC expects of clinical record keeping.

Does Dataforge connect to the NHS Spine or NHS GP systems?

No. Dataforge is built for private healthcare and is not connected to the NHS Spine. The patient's consent to share information with their NHS GP is recorded in every consultation, and letters to the GP are kept on the patient record.

Which types of clinic use Dataforge?

Dataforge is used by private clinics offering weight management, erectile dysfunction, ADHD and medical cannabis services. The same system serves private GPs, consultants and any other service that books appointments, assesses patients and issues private prescriptions.

Bookings, consultations and records

Can patients book a private GP appointment online?

Yes. Patients book a private GP appointment from the practice website at any hour, choosing a face-to-face or video consultation, and pay online when they book or at the practice on the day.

Can each clinician have their own calendar in Dataforge?

Yes. Dataforge has no limit on calendars, so every clinician and consultation room can have their own availability, services and appointment lengths, all visible in one view.

Can a private GP or clinic run video consultations in Dataforge?

Yes. Video consultations are part of the Dataforge Bookings module. The patient books a video appointment in the same way as a face-to-face one and joins from the link they receive.

Can patients complete forms before their appointment?

Yes. Each service in Dataforge can have its own clinical form, which the patient completes when booking. The answers are saved to the patient record, so the clinician reads them before the consultation begins.

Does Dataforge have structured consultation templates?

Yes. Each consultation follows a template designed for the service, such as a general consultation or weight management, covering history, observations, assessment, treatment plan and consent.

Are consultations signed by the clinician in Dataforge?

Yes. Once finished, a consultation is signed under the clinician's professional registration and filed to the patient record, where it is listed with its date, clinician and signed status.

Prescribing

Can private GPs and clinic prescribers prescribe in Dataforge?

Yes. Private GPs, pharmacist independent prescribers and other prescribers working in the practice write prescriptions in Dataforge, each with their own account.

Can a private GP send prescriptions to a pharmacy electronically?

Yes. Prescriptions issued in Dataforge travel electronically to whichever UK pharmacy the patient uses, with no paper copy to post or collect.

Does a private clinic need its own pharmacy to use Dataforge?

No. A clinic without a pharmacy sends prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy of the patient's choice. Clinics that do run their own pharmacy can also use the Dataforge dispensing queue.

Are prescribing decisions recorded in Dataforge?

Yes. When a prescriber approves, holds or rejects a request in Dataforge, the decision is saved to the patient record together with the form answers and verification results it was based on.

Selling treatments online

Can a private clinic sell treatments through its own website?

Yes. Dataforge connects to clinic websites built on Shopify, WordPress or WooCommerce, or any other site through a custom integration. Each treatment carries a clinical questionnaire that the patient completes when requesting it, and a prescriber reviews every request.

How does Dataforge confirm who an online patient is?

Dataforge verifies each online patient's identity and age when they request a treatment. The results sit alongside the questionnaire so the prescriber can see them before deciding.

Standards, registration and pricing

What clinical safety standard does Dataforge meet?

Dataforge conforms to DCB0129, NHS England's clinical risk management standard for companies that make health IT systems. It also supports CQC and GPhC standards, and patient data is protected under UK GDPR, with a Data Processing Agreement in every contract.

Can Sync Dynamics help a new private GP practice or clinic register with the CQC?

Yes. Alongside Dataforge, Sync Dynamics provides a CQC registration service for new private GP practices and clinics, so the practice and its systems can be ready at the same time.

How much does Dataforge cost for a private GP practice or clinic?

Dataforge is priced per module, with a monthly charge for each one a practice uses. A quote based on your services and number of clinicians is provided during the demo.

Who built Dataforge?

Dataforge is a product of Sync Dynamics Ltd, a Blackburn-based healthtech company (company number 15767790), developed with pharmacists and doctors who run regulated private services.

Speak to us about your practice

Tell us about your services and clinicians, and we will arrange a demo built around them.