Tom Davies, NVUG Chair
Tom Davies, NVUG Chair

National Vision User Group

The National Vision User Group is an independent non-profit making organisation supporting general practices that use the Vision, a Windows based software package used in Primary Health Care across the United Kingdom and supplied by INPS. It was established in 1984 and is the oldest independent user group in GP computing. It is run by users for users and helps practices to get the most out of Vision.

We work with the company providing user input and meet regularly with the senior management. Software developments are discussed with members through meeting of the National Panel. The NVUG also works with the BMA, RCGP, and other national organisations and was instrumental in establishing a forum for all user groups to meet with the BMA to discuss important issues.

The site contains information about the activities of the NVUG and the events we organise. You will find more information about us and details of how to join NVUG.

There is a members only section which contains a variety of resources including PowerPoint presentations from the National Conference and Roadshows, Clinical Audits & Guidelines written by NVUG members and details of how to use Access & Excel with Vision.

Structure and Organisation of the NVUG

The National Vision User Group (NVUG) was set up in 1984 by VAMP users as a forum for the exchange of ideas on GP Computing. From these beginnings it has grown into an influential body representing the users of Vision.

The User Group aims to represent all users of INPS primary care software, and as the range of products increases so does the diversity of our membership. While the majority of members are practices using the medical systems, other (associate) members include Primary Care Organisations and Health Authorities.

The User Group has in the past been involved in the management of the General Practice Research Database. GPRD, the foremost database of its kind in the world, is operated by the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) on behalf of the Department of Health. We maintain close links with the GPRD and also with THIN the research database run by CEGEDIM the parent company of INPS.

Benefits of Membership Include:

  • an arbitration service should problems arise with INPS or, for data providers, with the GPRD;
  • discounted training fees for INPS training courses;
  • access to the members-only area of this web site;
  • discount to the annual conference which equates to the cost of membership;
  • and the knowledge that experienced and knowledgeable users, elected in an open and democratic manner, are actively involved in improving the computer systems which you use in your practices.

Articles from the last 28 days on the INPS Helpline Blog

27. August 2010
INPS are currently investigating a bug regarding incoming GP2GP messages that are being assigned automatically to the SYS account. The result of...
25. August 2010
The following notice has been issued by CfH: Maintenance A piece of service impacting work is scheduled for the Choose and Book service...
13. August 2010
  We know that all practices need to start the call of patients for Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in the near future as the programme...

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14/06/2010 Sevenoaks Roadshow Reports

"Interactive sessions, answered all my questions! Excellent 'handout' dongle [USB stick]. I think I'm going to be getting home half an hour earlier every day."Dr Ross Lindsay, Northgate Medical Practice,...


09/06/2010 Roadshow Reports

Feedback from Today's NVUG Roadshow

Brilliant Roadshow as always - learned lots of new tips. These events always very good as sessions are conducted by people that actually use Vision day to day so know what we come up...


09/06/2010 Missing Drugs?

Recently the First Databank who maintain Vision's drug dictionary have removed some synonyms from the dictionary.

These drugs are still there but these names will not find them

Removed March 2010

sal volatile...


09/06/2010 INPS Preventative Procedures Audits - Error 23

Currently there is a bug in the Preventative Procedures Audits from INPS which may give an error on attempting to import them.

INPS are aware and will upload an update soon (but there is currently another bug in their...


05/05/2010 2010 Roadshows

The 2010 Roadshow programme and locations are now published on the Events page.


28/04/2010 DLM 297 Changes

Since the recent DLM 297, the order in which clinicians are diplayed  in drop down lists has changed. This will be fixed in DLM 300. However, with DLM  297, you can now once again edit and delete lines in...


26/04/2010 2010 NVUG National Conference

The St John's hotel, Solihull

We are pleased to announce that the 2010 NVUG Annual National Conference will be held November 11th and 12th, at a new venue in Solihull, St John'sHotel.

This venue is accessible

by air (just 4 miles from Birmingham...


28/02/2010 INPS Website Warning

The old INPS website and pages are still online and are still indexed by Google, e.g. old guidelines page, and you may also have bookmarks taking you to them.  Take care that you do not end up looking at old pages! INPS are...


25/01/2010 NVUG Members get 25 more QOF Points

The NVUG’s 25th national conference took place at the 4-star Holiday Inn, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 19 and 20 November.

The 2010 National Conference will be held on 11th & 12th November.

Think you can’t afford it this year?...


28/10/2009 Read Updates Quarter 3, 2009

Details of the Read Code updates for Quarter 3, 2009, are now available for download from the members download area.


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