Category: Blog
Sharing Data with the Police
Noted that NHSx have recently updated their guidance on sharing information with the police. This is a very useful resource taking […]
Using CDs
A couple of queries from N3i engineers working out at practices this week around the use of CDs in practices […]
Claiming for damages and distress
I know that many practices receive requests for damages due to occasional lapses in Data Protection. Often these claims, accompanied […]
Legal Privilege
Information communicated between lawyers and their clients is covered by the concept of Legal Privilege and cannot be released under […]
Staff inappropriate access to records
A rather unusual story here but at the heart of it is another example of staff access the records of another […]
Power of Attorney
This is a subject that comes up in questions quite frequently. This is the best reference that I’ve seen which covers the […]
Passwords
Read this article about using three random words as a way to generate good passwords. I know that passwords are always an […]
Inaccurate Clinical System Audit Logs
Back in May 2022 one of our local Practice Managers called to say there was an issue with the clinical […]
AccuRx and Clinical System Audits
An incident recently at a local GP Practice has highlighted the potential for inaccurate system audit logs to be generated. […]
Retention periods
We quite often get questions about retention periods, for documents ranging from patient records, to finance agreements, to CCTV files. […]