Category: Blog
HNY Information Sharing Charter 2024
Here we have a copy of the most recent version of the HNY Information Charing Charter that includes an Information […]
Confidentiality: disclosing information for education and training purposes
We sometimes receive queries about this topic, and this guidance from the GMC sets out what to do if you […]
Vaccine Damage Payment Process
The scheme is a statutory process operated by the UK Government. It requires claimants to provide medical information as set […]
LPA for Property and Affairs
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) produced a short guidance document in 2021 that was specifically aimed towards NHS […]
Parental Responsibility Flowchart
This document covers the main scenarios that you might come across when trying to ascertain who has parental responsibility for […]
Disclosures to Third Parties and Mental Capacity
This is a useful document from the MDU that covers most of the potential organisations who may request records and […]
Secure emailing to non-NHS email addresses
As surgeries make increasing use of email for providing patients with Subject Access Requests, we are often asked how to […]
Information Governance introduction video
N3i have recently produced this informative video that is available to be used as an introduction to IG for new […]
Storing safeguarding records
We wanted to highlight the importance of storing safeguarding information in line with GMC guidance (Keeping records – professional standards […]
CDs and CD readers
I want to use this blog to clarify the N3i position on the use of CDs and CD device readers. […]
Guidance on disclosing records
Whilst doing some research we came across this document drafted by NHS Resolutions which gives a very clear and useful explanation of […]
Inquiries, reviews, investigations and court orders
This NHS guidance is aimed at providing health and care services with advice on how to deal with requests from: […]
Lloyd George digitisation
Published: 04/04/2024 For those of you who are considering whether to implement a project to digitalise your Lloyd George records, […]
ICO Certificate
It is up to each practice to register with the ICO through this site. The ICO certificate requires an annual […]
Policy templates
Digital Social care have produced a set of policy templates here that may be of use if you are looking to update […]
Information sharing in mental health emergencies at work
We have occasionally been asked by managers whether they are allowed to share staff mental health information when they become […]
Patients requesting changes to their clinical notes
With more patients having easy access to their clinical records online, some practices are receiving an increasing number of requests […]
ICO “Make a SAR” service
The ICO have recently launched a new “make a SAR” service. It provides a form for a requestor to complete, and […]
BeReal Security Risk
Based on a recent incident at a GP Practice in this area can I ask everyone to have a read […]
CCTV Requests for Access
Note that there is a difference between a person who wants the images the system has taken of themselves which […]
BMA Access to Health Records Guide
I have mentioned this document in a number of emails as well as referencing it in webinars such as the one I […]
General Practice Staff Survey
The ICB are tasked with participating in the roll out of a General Practice Staff Survey across the area. I […]
DPIA for Bowel Cancer screening of LD patients
Please note the Data Protection Impact Assessment here (Word document, 8.7MB) which sets out the processes around the use of patient data […]
Covert Recording of Consultations
This is a topic that I occasionally gets asked about. In the case here the judge was asked specifically to comment […]