What Black Pear Software does

Black Pear Software Ltd is a privately held UK healthcare technology company founded in 2009 by Dr. David Jehring, headquartered in Shrawley, Worcestershire. It builds interoperability software that delivers real-time, bidirectional read-write access to the UK's leading primary care clinical systems — EMIS Web, TPP SystmOne, and Cegedim Vision — using HL7 FHIR and IM1-assured integrations, and was the first company to use NHS-approved public cloud infrastructure to exchange medical data. Its product portfolio centres on the Core platform (with sub-components Core Cloud, Core Connect, Pyrusium, QuickFHIR, and Core SDK v2) and is deployed through named customer programmes including SIDeR+ (Somerset Integrated Digital e-Record, a shared care record serving over 71,000 monthly accesses by ~4,900 health and social care staff), BloodSafe Guard (AI-powered blood donation safety screening for the Welsh Blood Transfusion Service), the Patient Information Portal (PIP), and Elevate AI Health Coach (a consumer-facing AI wellness platform).

Black Pear monetises primarily through subscription / recurring software licences of the Core interoperability platform to NHS Integrated Care Systems, Integrated Care Boards, and NHS Trusts, with go-to-market executed via direct enterprise field sales and demo-led engagement rather than disclosed transactional pricing. Its primary customer segments are NHS ICBs/ICSs and acute healthcare providers focused on shared care records, integrated care planning, end-of-life and treatment escalation planning (EPaCCS, ReSPECT, eSTEP), and cross-setting data exchange; secondary segments include Primary Care Networks, GP practices, and third-party digital health companies requiring structured primary care data via FHIR APIs. Distribution channels are direct enterprise sales supplemented by the AWS Marketplace listing of QuickFHIR.

The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external funding rounds or institutional investors, has 11-50 employees per its stated firmographics, and reports that its products have grown from zero to supporting the health and wellbeing of over 10 million patients within four years. Leadership combines clinical and NHS IT pedigree — including the designer of the first Windows GP clinical system in the UK and the chair of HL7 FHIR UK — and the team claims 200+ years of collective NHS delivery experience. Strategic positioning is reinforced by HSJ Award shortlistings and quantified NHS outcomes, including £3M+ modelled savings and 5,000+ avoided ambulance conveyances in the Humber and North Yorkshire end-of-life programme.

Name

Black Pear Software

Legal name

Black Pear Software Ltd

Website

https://blackpear.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Black Pear Software is a UK-based, founder-owned healthcare technology company that builds HL7 FHIR-based interoperability software for the NHS, providing real-time, bidirectional data exchange with EMIS, SystmOne, and Vision GP systems and shared care records, AI-assisted clinical authoring, and AI-powered screening and wellness products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Interoperability Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

EHR/EMR Integration & Interoperability Middleware (HL7/FHIR) (HLALAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Triage & Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Platforms (HLALAJAD), Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF)

Keywords

• Healthcare interoperability software
• HL7 FHIR integration
• Shared care records
• NHS clinical applications
• GP system integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Worcester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Interoperability Software Licensing: Black Pear generates revenue through licensing its Core interoperability platform to NHS Integrated Care Systems, NHS Trusts, and healthcare organisations. Solutions include shared care records, care planning tools, and clinical integration services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Black Pear Software provides a Core interoperability platform that enables real-time, bidirectional read-and-write access to UK primary care data using HL7 FHIR standards and IM1-assured integrations with EMIS Web, TPP SystmOne, and Cegedim Vision. It sells a portfolio of clinical applications built on that platform — including shared care records (SIDeR+), patient information portals (PIP), AI-powered blood transfusion safety (BloodSafe Guard), and an AI-driven personal health coach (Elevate) — primarily to NHS Integrated Care Boards, NHS Trusts, and UK blood services.

Product overview

Black Pear Software delivers a platform-plus-modules architecture centred on healthcare interoperability. The Core platform provides real-time, bidirectional access to primary care data via IM1-assured FHIR integrations with EMIS, SystmOne, and Vision. Supporting modules include Core SDK v2 (AI-assisted FHIR Questionnaire authoring), Core Connect (remote GP record access), Pyrusium (live desktop GP integration), Core Cloud (AWS-hosted data storage), and QuickFHIR (rapid FHIR onboarding via AWS Marketplace). Patient-facing products include PIP (NHS-aligned patient information portal), Elevate AI Health Coach (personalised wellness with AI nutrition intelligence), and BloodSafe Guard (AI-powered blood donation safety screening). SIDeR+ serves as the shared care record platform for Somerset ICB. All products are built on HL7 FHIR standards with bidirectional data exchange capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIDeR+: Somerset's Integrated Digital e-Record - a shared care record platform that delivers real-time structured data from EMIS, SystmOne and community systems, enabling care coordination across health and social care.
• BloodSafe Guard
• Elevate
• Core
• PIP (Patient Information Portal)
• Core SDK v2

Products and services

• Core Real-time, bidirectional interoperability platform providing access to primary care and related healthcare data using IM1-assured integrations and the HL7 FHIR standard. Enables seamless integration across EMIS Web, TPP SystmOne, and Cegedim Vision clinical systems with open FHIR-based API access.
• Core SDK v2 AI-assisted FHIR Questionnaire authoring platform that helps clinical teams create, test, review, and publish structured care plan templates without specialist development support. Features natural-language authoring with an AI Copilot that generates standards-based FHIR content.
• Patient Information Portal (PIP) NHS-backed patient-facing portal delivering trusted, personalised medical record experiences for patients, carers, clinicians, and partners. Built on NHS digital design standards with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance.
• BloodSafe Guard AI-powered blood transfusion safety system with intelligent travel risk assessment for blood donation. Monitors and safeguards patient care by evaluating global disease risks including malaria, tropical viruses, West Nile, Chagas, and more with automated eligibility determination.
• Elevate AI Health Coach Comprehensive AI-driven health and wellness platform empowering sustainable lifestyle habits through evidence-based interventions in Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, and Mental Wellbeing. Features 60+ nutritional data points per recipe and AI-powered personalised recommendations.
• SIDeR+ Shared Care Record Somerset's Integrated Digital e-Record — a shared care record platform delivering real-time structured data from EMIS (Optum), SystmOne GP and Community, alongside data from acute, community and social care. Powers Somerset's shared care record and electronic Treatment Escalation Plans.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £800,000 in real-world savings demonstrated by Humber & North Yorkshire ICB through reduced ambulance conveyances and hospital admissions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability10 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EMIS HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationEMIS Web integration enabling real-time bidirectional data exchange with EMIS clinical system. Part of Black Pear's Core platform for primary care data access.
• TPP (The Phoenix Partnership)coreTechnology or IntegrationSystmOne integration enabling access to TPP primary care system data. Powers shared care records and clinical care planning across SystmOne-using practices.
• CegedimcoreTechnology or IntegrationVision Anywhere integration providing access to Cegedim's Vision GP clinical system for shared care records.
• NHS DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationGP system and SMSP PDS Integration connecting to national NHS systems including National Record Locator (NRL) and Personal Demographics Service (PDS).
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS cloud infrastructure and services powering Black Pear's Core Cloud platform. QuickFHIR available via AWS Marketplace. AWS certified practitioners on team.
• Firely (VONK)coreTechnology or IntegrationHL7 FHIR server providing industry-leading FHIR server capabilities with speed, scalability, and full customisation. Built for enterprise-grade FHIR compliance, performance, and security.
• RedcentriccoreTechnology or IntegrationHSCN network services ensuring secure connection between NHS systems and the cloud. Provides NHS-grade network infrastructure.
• FHIR BallcoreTechnology or IntegrationFHIR interoperability community member. Black Pear was first in UK to adopt HL7 FHIR and chair of HL7 FHIR UK.
• HL7 UKcoreTechnology or IntegrationUK chapter of Health Level Seven International. Black Pear CTO Dunmail Hodkinson became chair of HL7 FHIR UK after spotting its potential.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Graphnet Health: UK-based provider of shared care records and population health platforms deployed across multiple NHS Integrated Care Systems. Most direct competitor to Black Pear's SIDeR+ in the NHS shared care record market, with overlapping ICP/ICS customer footprint.
• BridgeHead Software: UK healthcare-focused data management and interoperability vendor serving NHS Trusts. Comparable to Black Pear in its NHS-centric focus on clinical data integration and storage.
• Patients Know Best: UK-based patient-held record and personal health record platform integrated with NHS systems. Direct competitor to Black Pear's Patient Information Portal (PIP) and adjacent to its shared care record proposition in NHS deployments.
• Orion Health: Global vendor of shared care records, interoperability, and population health management with a strong UK NHS presence. Competes head-to-head with Black Pear in shared care record deployments for ICSs and ICBs.
• Rhapsody (Lyniate): Healthcare integration engine vendor providing interoperability and FHIR/API capabilities to hospitals and health systems. Closest pure-play competitor to Black Pear's Core interoperability platform on the technology dimension.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health (Cerner): Global EHR and population health vendor (formerly Cerner) with growing NHS footprint via Millennium and shared care record capabilities. Represents the long-term incumbent threat to Black Pear's interoperability and care planning positioning.
• InterSystems: Broad healthcare data platform vendor behind HealthShare and IRIS for Health, offering interoperability, FHIR, and shared care record capabilities at global scale. Overlaps with Black Pear's Core platform but operates across a much wider portfolio of healthcare IT use cases.
• TPP (The Phoenix Partnership): UK provider of SystmOne, the dominant GP and community clinical system Black Pear integrates with. Like EMIS, TPP is both a Core platform partner and a broader incumbent whose native roadmap could encroach on Black Pear's interoperability layer.
• EMIS Group (Optum): UK GP clinical system vendor (EMIS Web) that Black Pear integrates with via IM1; also offers its own shared care record and patient-facing products. A partner today, but also a potential competitor that could absorb interoperability into its native stack.

Emerging players

• Doccla: UK virtual ward and remote patient monitoring provider working with NHS ICBs. Partial overlap with Black Pear's ambitions in remote care and shared care records, though focused more on virtual wards than FHIR interoperability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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