Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the workplace, helping employees improve productivity, streamline administrative tasks and generate ideas more efficiently. As organisations adopt new AI tools, having a clear AI policy and following responsible AI practices is essential to ensure compliance, data protection and ethical decision-making.

This month’s developments across the NHS feel strangely familiar: major reports, stark findings, bold commitments — and the lingering question of whether anything will genuinely change. For those of us who have spent years in NHS management and primary care, the Covid Inquiry’s Section 5 findings read less like revelations and more like a formal acknowledgement of what the service has been saying for years.

The Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag (RADF) is a new NHS information standard designed to improve how healthcare providers identify, record and share patient reasonable adjustments. From 30 September 2026, NHS and publicly funded health and social care providers must demonstrate compliance with the Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag standard.

At MSW Digital, we’re passionate about supporting GP practices with websites that are simple, compliant, and patient friendly. Now, we’re excited to bring this expertise directly to Scotland.

FPM are proud to announce that users of our market-leading compliance software FPM Core can now access a new policy to help them navigate the introduction and use of Artificial Intelligence tools in their practice.

The government’s new 10-year NHS plan, published on July 3rd but not coming into force until 2026, is a significant document, and one that may change the NHS and healthcare in England substantially. It may even save it from the brink of disaster, if some commentators are right. 

The new 10-year plan for the NHS, released July 2025, contains many measures which may require staff to be trained in new and developing ways. In this article, Thornfields healthcare training specialists, part of FPM Group and the Stericycle family, explore how you can get ahead of the curve. PLUS news of our 25% discount on all ILM 3 and 5 courses commencing this September.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI as it is commonly known, has rapidly grown over the last few years. While there has been excitement around it, there has also been scepticism and debate. AI isn’t going anywhere anytime soon as more individuals and workplaces begin to use it. So what does this mean for Primary Care? 

The Home Office has ceased to issue physical Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) from the 31 October 2024, as the immigration system is transitioning to a fully digital system.

In the evolving healthcare landscape, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are embracing digital transformation to improve efficiency, patient care, and collaboration. Led by Clinical Directors and Digital Transformation Leads (DTLs), this shift is enhancing how practices operate, driving better outcomes, and optimising resources.