Case study

Smarter urgent care. Safer patient outcomes.

Cinapsis transforms urgent care by connecting frontline clinicians with specialists in seconds. Our platform ensures patients are directed to the right place, first time, reducing unnecessary A&E attendances, easing pressure on hospitals, and delivering faster care when it matters most.

Background

A mission to transform urgent care

Urgent care services across the NHS are under unprecedented pressure. Rising demand, workforce shortages, and limited hospital capacity often result in patients attending A&E unnecessarily, creating bottlenecks and straining resources.Clinicians on the frontline need a way to:

- Quickly access specialist advice and guidance
- Streamline referrals into the right care pathway
- Reduce the number of inappropriate A&E attendances
- Keep patients safe while improving efficiency across the system

A specialist looks at the photo of a skin lesion on his computer. He is sat in his office at his laptop.
A clinician takes a photo of a patient's arm using a dermatascope; the lesion on the phone's screen is zoomed in and clear.
Solution

Giving control back to the clinicians

Cinapsis gives urgent care clinicians direct, immediate access to hospital specialists. Using the secure smartphone app or web browser, GPs, paramedics, and NHS 111 teams can:

- Share patient details, notes, and images securely in real time
- Connect via phone, video, or instant messaging to agree the best next step
- Record all advice automatically into EMIS Web or SystmOne, maintaining a complete patient record
- Follow streamlined referral pathways so patients are directed to the most appropriate service without delay

This integration means that advice, guidance, and referral decisions are completed within minutes, rather than hours.

Impact

A system that truly improves patient care

Urgent care clinicians using Cinapsis can connect with hospital specialists in real time, share clinical information securely, and receive advice within minutes. This allows more patients to be safely managed in the community, reduces unnecessary trips to A&E, and speeds up access to the right care.

Seamless integration with EMIS Web and SystmOne means every advice and guidance request is automatically recorded, giving commissioners a full view of patient flow across urgent care pathways.

Cases are resolved faster, with better continuity of care, and a measurable reduction in pressure on emergency departments.

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75%
of patients were safely redirected away from ED in one year
£2M
financial saving, but the real value lay in the improved experience for patients and staff alike.

We’re really pleased with the impact Cinapsis has had, it’s been a huge benefit, especially for urgent care. It’s been excellent for us.
Our GP's are fully bought into it, and GPs are no longer sending patients to ED with letters in hand. I was recently involved with a patient who went to GP Paxford with a heart issue, and it was fantastic to see the process in action. The GP did the necessary tests, didn’t hesitate, and within 15 minutes had called through on Cinapsis. I was just watching to see how it would play out — and it was seamless.
They matched the patient and referred them to the AMU. When the patient arrived at the hospital, the team said, “Yes, we’re expecting you.” How good is that? The patient only waited a short time in the waiting room before being seen by the consultant. That’s exactly the kind of care you want to see.
We’re also seeing patients being booked forward into clinics like EST's the next day - that sort of joined-up care is just brilliant. It means patients are avoiding long ED waits and getting the right treatment straight away.
It’s been genuinely excellent. Our GPs absolutely love it.

mary hutton
Chief Executive of NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Cinapsis is a pleasure to use: it's all in one and laid out really simply. I find it much quicker and simpler than the process of Advice and Guidance we were using previously.

Dr Tom Millard
Consultant dermatologist at Gloucestershire royal hospital

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