Secure Data Environment Webinar – FREE for Wessex LMC Members

About this Video

Duration: 52m (Recorded  April 2026)

FREE access for Wessex LMC Members

This session explores the transition of the NHS toward a more secure, efficient, and transparent way of using health and care data and particularly general practice data for clinical trials and real-world studies that will inform front-line care.

Hosted by Dr. Will Howard, Medical Director at Wessex LMCs, with guest speakers:

• Mark Heffernan, Director of Operations at Wessex SDE
• Jo Stuart, Senior Project Manager at Wessex SDE
• Dr Keith Gomes Pinto, a GP from NHS Dorset who on the Data Access Committee for Wessex SDE and championing getting valuable GP data into the SDE.

Objectives:

• Understand what a secure data environment (SDE) is and the robust governance in place for data access requests.
• Understand the fundamental shift from data sharing to data access providing researchers with restricted access within a secure NHS environment where patient data is kept safe.
• Outline SDE governance processes including the role of the data access committee (DAC) and we have involved the public and engaged patients throughout.
• Outline the legal frameworks and principles that enable us to provide safe research access to data.
• Highlight the difference between CPRD, OpenSAFELY and the SDE.
• Outline the benefits to practices including reduced administrative burden, enhanced data governance, and new revenue streams.
• Highlight the power of data linkage utilising general practice data combined with other data sets to drive real-world insights which will enhance front-line services and positively influence patient care.
• Showcase key research user cases where General Practice data has or will have impact.
• Discuss funding opportunities for participation.
• Discuss how the data will flow into the SDE and what is expected of you.

Don’t forget to log your learning points & reflections as part of your CPD. CQC are particularly keen to see any evidence of your learning and how you apply it.

Please note: Paying via credit or debit card will permit immediate access. If paying via BACS, access will be granted once payment is received.

Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service (DIUCS) members are entitled to free access from your training budget. Please select the BACS option when purchasing, then forward the payment confirmation email you receive to lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk who will provide you with access.