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Thank you for your patience while we address this problem. Thanks also for the early warning via the list server on this matter. I will not re-narrate the issue or point out the obvious risk to patients as you are…
We have had several queries from practices around NHS111 asking practices to sign Data sharing agreements. We believe the issue is that NHS 111 is wanting full access to patient HCR via GP connect. Until we can understand the lawful nature of this…
GPC England and NHS England have published joint guidance on patient access to records online: prospective record access. This guidance aims to support practices in meeting the commitment to give new registering patients online access to prospective data, subject to…
The GP IT operating model 2019-21 was published last week please see link for further information
The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Central Alerting System (CAS) is the national system for issuing patient safety alerts, important public health messages and other safety-critical information to all providers, including GP practices. From 1 October 2019, MHRA…
Practices will soon be invited to share their patient databases with Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Practices can expect CPRD to be contacting them in the future and it is up to practices to decide whether they wish to participate.…
The below from UHB’s chief executive Dr David Rosser has been sent by BSOL CCG to its member practices, but the significance of this for all practices across Birmingham is such that I feel it and my message on this…
Why the right of access to patient data needn’t be a headache for GPs. Organisation: Information Commissioner’s Office Type: Blog Date: 7 March 2019 A patient’s right to access their own medical records from their GP is a long-established principle…
The GDPR requires practices to process data ‘fairly’ and in a ‘transparent manner’ which is ‘easily accessible and easy to understand’. This means that practices must provide information to patients about how the practice processes patient data in the form…
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU Regulation which will be directly applicable in the UK on 25 May 2018. The most relevant changes for GPs in their role as data controllers are highlighted in the box below…
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