Litigation friends

GP surgeries may occasionally receive requests for access to medical records from individuals acting as litigation friends. A litigation friend is […]

Priority Notification: Ensuring Safe and Assured Adoption of AI Scribe Technology

This has been released from NHSE regarding the use of AI scribe technology.

Can those with a probate claim access a deceased patient’s records?

This is a link to a recent court case which provides clarity around requests for access to deceased records where […]

Disclosing information to the Police flowchart

The following link may prove useful when considering whether practices have a justification for sharing information with the police. Disclosing […]

DSPT 24/25 technical information

The link to the technical information required for your latest DSPT can be found below: DSPT technical evidence 24/25 This […]

2025 Updated police request form

The blog below is now outdated – please click here for the most recent updated forms. Nationally, the police force […]

AI position statements from medical defence organisations

To try and clarify where liability currently sits when using AI products, here are the statements regarding AI from two […]

GP Connect support for the national medical examiner system

NHSE have updated their DPIA and National Data Sharing Arrangement for GP Connect to reflect the requirement in law for […]

[Secure] emailing using Egress

Users are reminded that when sending a message from one NHS Mail account to another it is secure for personal […]

Google reviews

A query that has become more common recently is how to deal with comments patients leave on review sites such […]