Public vs Account Access

Haresign is designed so people can explore the platform before creating an account. Many tools can be opened from the public tools index and used as standalone resources.

An account is useful when you repeatedly work with the same practice, PCN, or set of planning assumptions.

Public Access

Public access is suitable when you want to:

  • browse the available tools;
  • inspect public NHS data;
  • run standalone calculators;
  • review example outputs;
  • understand whether a tool answers your question before registering.

Public tools usually ask you to search for an organisation, choose a dataset, or enter planning assumptions each time you use them.

Account Features

An account can add:

  • email-verified sign-in;
  • linked practice or PCN workspaces;
  • faster organisation selection;
  • saved presets for repeated scenarios;
  • membership management where an organisation has multiple users;
  • access to document or uploaded-data areas where enabled;
  • API key access where issued.

Account features are intended to reduce repeated setup work. They do not change the interpretation rules for the underlying public datasets.

Choosing The Right Route

Need Suggested route
Explore a dashboard once Use the public tools index.
Share a calculator with colleagues Use the standalone tool and export or copy the result where supported.
Repeatedly review the same practice Create an account and link the practice.
Review PCN-level indicators Create an account and link the PCN if you need workspace features.
Build an integration Request API access and use the live OpenAPI schema.

What Is Saved

Where account features are enabled, Haresign may store account information, linked organisation membership, saved presets, and uploaded documents or settings needed to provide the feature.

Public NHS source data remains public reference data. Values shown in tools may change when the source publication is refreshed.

What Is Not A Replacement For

Haresign supports analysis, benchmarking, and planning. It does not replace:

  • official NHS contractual guidance;
  • local commissioner decisions;
  • clinical judgement;
  • practice accounting systems;
  • formal CQRS, PCSE, or submission systems;
  • local information governance review.