Guides

An unaddressed data breach can have a significant effect on individuals and result in heavy fines for those responsible.

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GDPR: data subjects' rights

29 April 2026

GDPR makes data subjects' rights explicit. Your obligations to data subjects are summarised in the following eight rights.

Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax: what you need to know

26 March 2026

MTD for Income Tax begins on 6 April 2026 and initially applies to self-employed individuals and landlords who had qualifying income of over £50,000 in 2024/25.

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Prescribing

28 October 2025

Your prescribing duties at a glance.

Confidentiality and children - The MDU
Confidentiality: children and young people

11 September 2025

The overriding consideration for healthcare professionals must always be the child or young person's best interests.

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Confidentiality and disclosing information after death

27 August 2025

Your duty of confidentiality to a patient continues after their death.

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Children whose parents are separated

20 August 2025

If parents who have separated ask for medical information about their child, it's important to know how to handle the request sensitively and correctly.

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Effective record-keeping

5 August 2025

Writing clear, accurate and effective records supports clinical decision-making and patient care. Here's our advice on how to do it right.

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Removing patients from a GP practice list

20 June 2025

Deregistering patients is usually the last resort for doctors – and comes with particular risks. Here's how to avoid them.

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An introduction to testamentary capacity

19 June 2025

What you need to know about assessing testamentary capacity - the ability or understanding needed to make a valid will.