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Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory National Data Guardian (NDG) for Health and Social Care. This remit of this role is to ensure that the public can trust that health and care information is secure and used appropriately. The role of the NDG was placed on to a statutory footing in […]
March is the awareness month for Marie Curie’s Daffodil campaign. Part of this campaign includes the Daffodil Standards for palliative and end of life care, aimed at GP practices, and explained here by Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, RCGP and Marie Curie National Clinical End of Life Care Champion and Clinical Lead for the Daffodil Standards, and Dr […]
On 12 March 2019 we hosted our annual conference – titled “All Together Now” – at the Kia Oval. The day was a great success with an array of guest speakers who discussed a range of topics relating to the changes in general practice, including working in Primary Care Networks and other aspects of the […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have recently released a blog containing further advice for GPs and practices on the right of access for patients, commonly called Subject Access Requests (SARs). The blog is titled ‘Why the right of access to patient data needn’t be a headache for GPs’. It recognises that since May 2018 practices have […]
Following elections we would like to welcome Dr Anouska Hari (NW) and Dr Naureen Bhatti (NC/NE) to the board. Dr Marek Jarzembowski (South), Dr Robbie Bunt (NC/NE), Dr Simon Parton (South) and Dr Adam Jenkins (NW) were all re-elected. Dr Sid Datta (NW), Dr Dami Adedayo (NC/NE) and Dr Rishi Chelvan (South) remain on the […]
The BMA GPC and sessional subcommittee have jointly produced model terms of engagement for locum GPs, which they recommend both practices and locums should proactively adopt. It should be noted that the documents will need adapting to the specific circumstances of each practice and locum’s situation, which they are advised to get specialist legal advice on. […]
Pensions advisor, Ian McNicholl of ISM Pension Services, shares his top tips on what you need to do to prepare for the end of the financial year. Ian will be speaking at our sold-out pensions event in March. The NHS Pension Scheme(s) offer you so much more than just a ‘pension’. But is this the […]
Please note that no action is currently needed by practices on this matter, but you should read the information carefully. Following the introduction of the SNOMED-CT coding in 2018/19, NHS Digital’s business rules team has been converting and mapping the READ and CTV3 codes into SNOMED, which has proved difficult and complex. Although there was […]
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) replaced the Information Governance toolkit from April 2018. The DSPT is an online self-assessment toolkit that has to be used by all organisations that have access to NHS patient data and clinical systems. The submissions deadline is 31 March 2019, so it is best to prepare now as […]
