PCN Hub Product

PCN Hub Product


Product Overview:

The PCIT Toolset is a comprehensive solution for GP surgeries in England, designed to streamline operations, optimise patient care, and enhance practice income. The PCN hub  provides many of the features available in the PCIT toolset but adapted to work within hub settings.  Because of the limitations of data sharing and differing configurations of PCN hubs some of the smartest tools which PCIT are renown for, including optimised data entry templates, smart protocols to automate actions, and alerts to highlight work that needs to be done don't work in the same way within a PCN hub and so the functionality is more fixed.

Click on the headings in orange to open the support article with more information.

Product Features:

  1. User-friendly Data Entry Templates: Designed around user type and activity, these templates are intuitive and provide all the necessary resources in one place.
  2. OneLauncher Tools: A unique feature that allows users to quickly find all resources within the PCIT toolset, and links to other Primary Care IT suite products.
  3. Advanced Clinical Decision Support Tools: These tools help manage a wide variety of pathology results, guiding appropriate actions for patients via text message or letter.
  4. Comprehensive Care Plans: Includes care plans for diabetes, asthma, COPD, mental health, learning disabilities, personalised care, support plans, and dementia.

Product Benefits:

  1. Streamlined Data Entry: Enables streamlined data entry for various use cases, saving time and resources.
  2. Keeps up-to-date: All resources are kept up-to-date with the latest evidence, best practice, and contractual guidelines.
  3. Time and Money Saving: Streamlines common processes and ensures all personally administered items are claimed for, saving significant time and money.
  4. Quality Care Plans: The information entered in templates flows into high-quality care plans for patients.

Product Resources:

The PCIT EMIS Toolset comprises of the following resources:

PCIT Toolset - Templates

The PCIT Toolset comprises of numerous templates which have been designed to assist users when completing certain tasks.  The following provides an overview of each template and links out to individual support articles that go into more detail.

OneTemplate Hub

  1. The OneTemplate Hub is based on the OneTemplate NonPrescriber but with all the "smarts" removed so that every page and section is shown for users.  Because hub settings are unable to test unique patient attributes this means users can choose which disease areas to review manually.

OneTemplate Acute

  1. The OneTemplate Acute [TM00017] template aids data entry for the commonest consultation types in Primary Care.  It can be especially useful for trainees, allied health professionals or even established GPs who just want a structured and evidence based way of recording data.

OneTemplate Coding

  1. The OneCoding [TM00042] template is for use by clinical coders when receiving external communications from other agencies.  It is designed to contain everything a clinical coding team would need to process letters, record relevant information for QOF and ensure that all information received from third parties is recorded accurately and with consistent coding.

OneTemplate Admin

  1. The OneTemplate Admin [TM00020] template is for use by admin team members to record all of the common things that are needed in that role.  If there are things that as an admin team member you are regularly doing and want this building into the template, please submit a development request so we can add this in.

OneTemplate Additional Roles

  1. The OneTemplate Additional Roles [TM00015] template is based on the specification for the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) and it supports the clinician/user in following key clinical, technical and administrative responsibilities in delivering health services.
    There are different pages on the template for all of the different Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme team members, as well as pages which cover all elements required for care planning.



PCIT Toolset - Launchers

Due to the vast number of resources tha​​​​t PCIT has created we have created several launchers to collate and assist navigation for users performing certain roles.

PCIT strongly recommends that users add the launcher/s that they will use to the Protocol Launcher which is easily accessible using the F12 button on your keyboard.  

OneLauncher PCN Hub

  1. The OneLauncher Hub is designed to assist Prescribers by collating resources which will assist them in hub settings.

PCIT Toolset - Searches:

001. CQRS

004 Contracts

005. COVID vaccination programme

007. Prevalence Improvement

009. MHRA, NPSA and CAS alerts

010. PCN DES Care Homes

011. Prescription Management

012. Clinical searches

014. Accessibility Information Standard

015. Childhood Vaccinations

016. Seasonal Influenza

017. Weight Management Enhanced Service

018. Activity Reporting

020. Practice Administration

021. Data Quality

022. Meds Management

023. CQC

024 OneRecall

025 PCN Contracts

026. Greener Inhaler Project

028. Screening Programmes

029. Patient Facing Services

030. NHS Health Check reporting


PCIT Toolset - Base Protocols:

Lipid checking protocol [HP015]



PCIT Toolset - Optional Protocols:

The following protocols are optional for users to install

Safeguarding information [HP011] – NEEDS LOCALISATION

family history third party coder [HP018]

inappropriately coded problems [HP019]

reception message following phone call [HP021]

safeguarding interpreter impairment check [HP025]

last med 3 issued [HP031]

last med 3 info [HP032]

3 or more DNAs past 6 months [HP034]

Helicobacter eradication automatic [HP050]

SMS message sent [HP055]

MRSA decolonisation [HP056]

Esmya (ulipristal) new rx [HP070]

COPD ref pulm rehab post exacerbation [HP082]

COPD review after exacerbation [HP092]

PINCER01 NSAIDs prescribing [HP110]

PINCER03 Antiplatelet prescribing [HP112]

PINCER 06 NSAID and anticoag [HP115]

PINCER10 NonSel BB and asthma [HP119]

PINCER12 LABA no ICS prescribing [HP121]

PINCER14 Dem 65+ antipsych [HP123]

Three day antibiotic UTI [HP141]

nitrofurantoin vs trimethoprim [HP142]

minocycline select [HP143]

antiplatelets and stia [HP145]

diltiazem standardisation [HP146]

non-preferred nsaids, COX2 inhibitor [HP148]

high cost cardiovascular drugs [HP150]

amiodarone dronedarone in AF [HP151]

rubefacients – issue [HP153]

topical treatment of fungal nail infections [HP154]

weight ES alert [HP202]

ceph/quin/co-amox alert [HP205]

Ethnicity declined or not stated [HP210]

Foundry alerts system [HP219]

Foundry consultation closer [HP220] 




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