IT can be one of the biggest challenges for small business owners. Selecting the right outsourced IT provider will go a long way towards resolving any tech challenges you face. They can advise you on hardware (e.g., “Which computers should we get?”) and software (e.g., “Microsoft or Google?”), and ultimately will save you time and money compared to handling IT yourself.
Your practice will be built on key hardware and software. Your IT provider can recommend the best hardware, likely an enterprise standard Microsoft desktop or laptop with an i5 processor and a decent level of RAM. With the private sector remaining only partially digitalised, you will need good printers and scanners, even if only to communicate with specialists.
Most software you’ll require will be cloud based, although you may need an onsite server depending on how you want to control access and document storage. With the NHS entirely on Microsoft and Microsoft Teams, you’ll likely want to be setup on Office365.
From a network perspective, both EMISWeb and Systm1 require HSCN, the government’s data network. For this, we recommend CloudGateway – but you’ll still likely need your IT provider to set this up.
We recommend using Ridgeway IT. Ridgeway are predominantly based in the Home Counties and London, although have a national footprint. They understand the complexity of healthcare systems and have delivered a robust service for a number of private GP practices we’ve spoken to.
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