In July 2018 it acquired [[Docman]] from [[PCTI Solutions]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Advanced acquires Docman |url=http://www.thehtn.co.uk/2018/07/05/advanced-acquires-docman/ |accessdate=13 September 2018 |publisher=Health Tech Newspaper |date=5 July 2018}}</ref> Docman maintains one billion records and documents for more than 40,000,000 patients in the UK, including the whole of Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |title=CLINICAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPER BOUGHT BY ADVANCED |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/clinical-software-developer-bought-by-advanced |accessdate=13 September 2018 |publisher=Insider Media |date=3 July 2018}}</ref> A problem with version 7 of the Docman platform in September 2018 meant letters received through NHSmail, automatically scanned to be added to patient records, were not uploaded. About 6,000 [[General practice|GP practices]] using the electronic document transfer function were affected.<ref>{{cite news |title=GPs unable to fully access digital patient records after faulty update to IT platform |url=http://www.itpro.co.uk/digitisation/31889/gps-unable-to-fully-access-digital-patient-records-after-faulty-update-to-it |accessdate=13 September 2018 |publisher=IT Pro |date=12 September 2018}}</ref>
