Digital Risk Management: Future Proofing General Practice – FREE for Wessex LMC Members

About this Video

Duration: 59m (Recorded February 2026)

FREE access for Wessex LMC Members

Aimed at GPs, Practice Managers, operational and administrative staff involved in procuring, deploying and utilising digital health technologies.

This recorded webinar hosted by Dr. Will Howard, with guest speaker Dr Keith Gomes Pinto (from NHS Dorset), is designed to help clinical and operational staff navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

As digital health tools become more integrated into primary care, it is essential that they are robustly assessed for safety and efficacy to ensure they do not compromise patient care. This session highlights the importance of meeting legal obligations under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, specifically regarding information standards such as the DCB0160 and medical device regulation (MDR).

According to the BMA and CQC, appropriate regulatory approval must be firmly in place before any clinical use of any digital health tools.

The objectives of this recording are to:

• Re-enforce and expand knowledge surrounding the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) and specific Data Coordination Board (DCB) standards.
• Introduce Medical Device Regulation (MDR), including the role of the MHRA and the classification of software and AI as medical devices.
• Navigate the risks of Artificial Intelligence tools, utilising Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) as an example.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of both the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and General Practice in the procurement, deployment, and use of digital health technology.
• Comply with recommendations from the MDU, MPS, CQC, BMA and NHS E including the requirement to nominate and train a Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) at practice or network level.

Useful Links:

Digital Clinical Safety Training – elearning for healthcare

GP mythbuster 109: Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in GP services – Care Quality Commission

Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) | Our projects

Watch the Q&A follow up session to this webinar here

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