What are Capabilities?

Owned by Michael France
Last updated: 16-04-2020 by Leah Unsworth-Hughes (Unlicensed)

The requirements to deliver General Practice Solutions are grouped into Capabilities. Each Capability describes a business need at the highest level. For example, 'Recording Consultations' describes the need for General Practice staff to be able to make a digital record of any consultation with a patient. The introduction of Capabilities for GP IT is intended to allow suppliers to innovate by being less prescriptive and to segment the requirements in a way to allow more flexibility and choice for buyers.

Capabilities will be used by:

  • NHS Digital to express the business needs during the procurement
  • NHS Digital for the initial assessment of Solutions for onboarding to the Buying Catalogue
  • Suppliers to categorise their products and to see market opportunities
  • Buyers to search for products that meet their needs on the Buying Catalogue