Tip · EMIS/SystmOne · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Searching across a PCN: sort the governance before the report

EMIS Web and SystmOne both support reporting across practices. Agree who can see what before anyone builds a network-wide search.

01 / What's changed

Nothing new. For EMIS Web, Enterprise Search & Reports lets PCNs, federations and ICSs search across participating EMIS Web and EMIS-X organisations without logging in to each practice's system.
Access is controlled through role-based permissions, electronic sharing agreements and audit trails. Output can be patient-identifiable, pseudonymised or anonymised.
TPP says SystmOne reports can be shared with other practices in a PCN.

PCN managers and clinical directors who want network-wide figures for recalls, QOF, enhanced services or vaccination uptake.

Decide the purpose of each search first. Many network questions only need counts, not patient lists.
Agree with member practices, in writing, who can create, run and view reports, and when identifiable output is justified.
For EMIS Web, check with your ICB or supplier whether Enterprise Search & Reports is already in place locally, as the supplier lists it as an extra that requires EMIS Web.
For SystmOne, share tested report definitions with member practices so everyone runs the same logic, and use scheduled runs where practices want regular results.