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DSP Toolkit 2024-25
The DSP toolkit 2024/25 is now available for practices to update (V7). The key change is item 4.5.3 around multi-factor authentication. The deadline for completion is Monday 30th June 2025.... more
22 Oct 2024DSP Toolkit Updated for 2019/20
The updated Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) for 2019-20 is now available. Practices can start to complete their assessment against the new standards. Where evidence items have not changed,... more
2 Jul 2019Contactless Card Protection
Contactless cards are Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled - like all technology, RFID has a weakness. Whilst there are many benefits to contactless cards, they do come with increased risks -... more
1 Sep 2018Subject Access Request (SAR) or Access to Medical Records Act?
There is currently much confusion about what practices will be able to charge for once GDPR comes into force in May 2018. If a patient request for information is made via a Subject Access Request (SA... more
6 Apr 2018GDPR - Consent Codes for Clinical Trials
Do we need to get consent from patients for clinical trials?... more
14 Mar 2018