Crocus Medical Practice uses Abtrace, a secure NHS-approved clinical support system designed to help proactively monitor patients with long-term health conditions and ensure important reviews, tests, and follow-up appointments are not missed.

The system helps our clinical team identify patients who may benefit from routine monitoring, preventative care, or timely reviews, supporting safer and more effective healthcare.

 What is Abtrace?

Abtrace is a clinical management tool used within general practice to support the care of patients with long-term conditions such as:

• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Heart disease
• Chronic kidney disease
• Other long-term health conditions

The system assists clinicians by highlighting when monitoring, reviews, investigations, or preventative healthcare interventions may be due.

 How Does Abtrace Help Patients?

Abtrace helps the Practice to:

• Proactively identify patients who may require review.
• Ensure important monitoring is carried out at the right time.
• Improve management of long-term conditions.
• Reduce the risk of missed reviews or follow-up appointments.
• Support preventative healthcare and early intervention.
• Improve the quality and safety of patient care.

By using technology to support clinical monitoring, we can help ensure that patients receive timely care and appropriate follow-up.

How Is My Information Used?

Abtrace works alongside the Practice's clinical record system and uses information already held within your medical record to support your ongoing care.

This information is used solely to support the delivery of healthcare and improve patient outcomes.

Privacy and Confidentiality

Patient confidentiality remains a top priority.

Abtrace operates in accordance with:

• UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
• Data Protection Act 2018
• NHS Information Governance requirements
• NHS confidentiality standards

Only authorised healthcare professionals involved in your care can access your information.

Your information is not sold, used for advertising, or shared with unauthorised third parties.

Clinical Decision Making

Abtrace is a clinical support tool only.

It does not replace the judgement of doctors, nurses, or other healthcare professionals and does not make decisions regarding diagnosis or treatment.

All clinical decisions remain the responsibility of appropriately qualified healthcare professionals.

Benefits of Using Abtrace

The use of Abtrace helps Crocus Medical Practice to:

• Deliver more proactive care.
• Improve monitoring of long-term conditions.
• Reduce the risk of missed reviews.
• Support earlier intervention when needed.
• Improve patient safety and health outcomes.
• Enhance the quality of NHS care provided to our patients.

 Further Information

If you have any questions about how your information is used within Abtrace or how we manage long-term condition monitoring, please contact Crocus Medical Practice.