HealthTech

PostgreSQL performance for HealthTech — GDPR-safe

Clinical data environments have zero tolerance for data exposure during performance investigations. PGFlare’s read-only IAM model ensures no patient data is ever accessible — we operate exclusively on PostgreSQL performance statistics views. UK data residency, DPA available, DSP Toolkit compatible.

HealthTech PostgreSQL performance challenges

HealthTech workloads combine the compliance requirements of healthcare regulation with the performance demands of high-volume clinical data processing. The patterns we see most often on first engagement:

UK GDPR and DSP Toolkit compliance

Zero patient data exposure — by design

PGFlare connects exclusively via a read-only IAM role scoped to PostgreSQL performance statistics views: pg_stat_statements, pg_stat_bgwriter, pg_locks, and pg_stat_user_tables. These views contain query performance metrics — not clinical data, not patient identifiers, not health records. We cannot access patient data under any circumstances. View IAM setup →

UK GDPR COMPLIANT
UK DATA RESIDENCY (EU-WEST-2)
DPA AVAILABLE
RECORDS OF PROCESSING
ZERO PATIENT DATA ACCESS

PGFlare maintains records of processing activities (RoPA) for all engagements. A signed Data Processing Agreement is available to all HealthTech clients. All processing takes place in AWS eu-west-2 (London) by default — patient data never leaves the UK.

Performance as a patient safety issue

Database performance failures in clinical environments are not just operational problems — they can directly affect patient safety. When a prescribing system times out, when an EHR query takes 30 seconds during a ward round, or when a FHIR API fails under integration load, the impact extends beyond SLA breach into clinical risk.

PGFlare’s written session reports provide full documentation of the performance issues identified and the remediation actions taken — suitable for inclusion in your Clinical Safety Case and NHS DTAC (Digital Technology Assessment Criteria) submissions where database performance is a relevant factor.

What a HealthTech PostgreSQL engagement covers

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GDPR-safe PostgreSQL performance for your HealthTech

Zero patient data exposure. UK data residency. Fixed-fee sessions from £497. DPA provided as standard. Limited consultation spots available each month.

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