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 […]

Accessing NHS Mail from abroad

As set out here, with effect from 10th February 2023 users wishing to access NHS Mail from abroad must have […]

Information Incident Reporting

The Data Security and Protection Toolkit includes a tool for reporting data security incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the […]

Medical Examiners – access to records

This document sets out some of the potential ways in which staff in the new role of Medical Examiners can […]