Healthcare governance is not a yearly exercise. It is daily pressure.

Healthcare is safety-critical and data-heavy. When something goes wrong, leadership and regulators do not ask what you intended. They ask what you can prove. You are balancing patient safety, privacy, cyber risk, operational resilience, third-party exposure, and fast-moving clinical and research operations.

The hard part is not writing policies. The hard part is proving, quickly and defensibly, that:

  • the right people reviewed and approved what was needed
  • controls were performed consistently
  • incidents and requests were handled on time
  • decisions and evidence can be produced without reconstructing history

Too many healthcare teams are still relying on clunky legacy systems, spreadsheets, shared drives, and inbox threads. That approach does not hold up under volume, scrutiny, or incident pressure.

That approach does not hold up in building trust with patients and wider stakeholders.

CoreStream GRC gives healthcare organizations a more resilient way to manage governance, risk, and compliance, without slowing operations or overwhelming GRC non-specialists who have to comply too.

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“If I go off to another compliance office, I will be suggesting CoreStream GRC. I think it’s a great system. It’s an easy process, for employees and for us. We can log in and very easily do what we need to do.

I really do enjoy CoreStream.”

 April Daniel, Director Compliance Operations, UNT Health

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: SARs and FOI under control

The admin-heavy challenge
Paper, scanning, spreadsheets, and email chains. Limited visibility. Harder to prove progress and performance under scrutiny.

What CoreStream GRC empowered the team with:

  • “We went from 5 to 10 minutes for 1 task to just 5 clicks, less than a minute. We counted.”
  • Reported time savings: 3 -5 hours per user per week
  • Central hub for SAR and FOI workflows with a full audit trail
  • New users up to speed in under 15 minutes due to intuitive design

Sophie’s [account manager] been really, really good. She understands our pain points, our volumes, and why we need something different. We’ve built a solution that works for us, but it’s transferable, not bespoke. That makes it more powerful for everyone.”

Marc Wilson, Head of Information Security & Data Protection Officer.

One connected system for healthcare risk, compliance, audit, and third parties

CoreStream GRC is a flexible, intuitive platform that you design to match how healthcare actually works, including your language, your teams, and your workflows.

Widely trusted in healthcare and public sector environments around the world, including US Texas based UNT Health and the UK’s various NHS Trust implementations.

  • Conflict of interest and transparency people can understand
    Make disclosures simple for occasional users with the side-by-side Open Payment integration view. Centralize approvals, management plans, and oversight so nothing disappears into email.
  • Privacy and information governance at high volume
    Track SARs, FOIs, and related workflows with structured tasks, clear ownership, and reporting that stands up under audit pressure, and patient requests.
  • Third-party and supplier risk that does not fall through the cracks
    Centralize onboarding, risk assessments, reviews, remediation, and evidence across vendors handling sensitive data or business critical operational services.
  • Incidents and issues with clear ownership and follow-through
    Capture events, route triage, assign actions, and keep a defensible record of decisions, updates, and closure.
  • Audit and assurance without rebuilding committee packs
    Replace manual reporting with dashboards and exports that reflect live status, not last week’s version.
  • Policies and attestations with evidence, not assumptions
    Manage review cycles, exceptions, and adoption trails so you can prove what happened, when, and who owned it.

In action: UNT Health streamlines their conflict of interest with CoreStream GRC

About UNT Health

  • Academic health science center with 6 schools and 4 research institutes
  • 1,890 employees and 2,332 students
  • Struggling with a legacy tool and spreadsheets before CoreStream GRC

What CoreStream GRC delivered to UNT Health

  • Implemented in roughly 60 days (despite internal delays)
  • Conflict of interest management designed for daily use, not annual check-the-box
  • 50+ conflicts identified in the first campaign, many that would have gone unnoticed
  • Major time savings through automation and fewer chases
  • Better visibility into what needs action, and who owns it with Open Payments integration

CoreStream GRC and NHS Health Education England: information asset management at scale

  • 700+ assets managed across teams and locations
  • 350+ admin users actively using the system
  • Implemented in 8 weeks, including a 3-week proof of concept
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  • Explore our incident management solution

Book a 60-minute healthcare GRC workshop

Work directly with CoreStream GRC experts who have delivered risk and compliance solutions for a variety of healthcare providers.

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In a 60-minute workshop, we will:

  • Review your current program and give actionable tips to optimizeIdentify what you need to evidence and who must own it
  • Show practical ways to reduce manual chasing and reporting
  • Share recommendations grounded in real implementations like UNT Health and NHS Trust environments

FAQs for GRC in healthcare

What is CoreStream GRC and how does it support healthcare organizations?

CoreStream GRC is a no‑code governance, risk and compliance platform designed for high‑scrutiny, data‑heavy healthcare environments. It helps organizations manage privacy workflows, conflicts of interest, incidents, audits, and third‑party risks in one connected system, with clear ownership, automation, and defensible audit trails. Healthcare teams use it to replace clunky GRC legacy systems or spreadsheets, shared drives, and manual email chains with structured, reliable processes.

How does CoreStream GRC improve privacy and information governance (e.g., SARs and FOIs)?

The platform centralizes and streamlines SARs, FOIs, and related privacy workflows with structured tasks, role‑based ownership, and reporting that stands up under audit pressure. NHS Trusts have seen significant time savings, improved visibility, and faster onboarding, with new users becoming productive in minutes due to the intuitive design.

Can CoreStream GRC help manage conflicts of interest in healthcare?

Yes. CoreStream GRC simplifies conflict‑of‑interest disclosure for occasional users and embeds tools like Open Payments integration for transparency. It centralizes approvals, oversight, and management plans so nothing gets lost in email. Organizations like UNT Health identified more than 50 previously unnoticed conflicts in their first campaign and reduced admin workload through automation.

How quickly can CoreStream GRC be implemented?

Healthcare organizations typically go live quickly thanks to the platform’s no‑code configuration. Examples include implementations completed in roughly 60 days, and even large‑scale information asset management programs deployed in 8 weeks, including a 3‑week proof of concept. This makes it practical for teams that need results fast without heavy IT dependency. CoreStream GRC’s quickest project was completed within 10 days.

Is CoreStream GRC easy for clinical and non‑GRC staff to use?

Yes. The platform is built to be intuitive for busy healthcare professionals, not just compliance experts. Case studies highlight users becoming confident in under 15 minutes, and teams reducing tasks from minutes to a few clicks. The interface avoids overwhelming users while ensuring clear ownership, workflows, and evidence trails are maintained.