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Dr Mark Coley, BMA’s GP Committee for England IT lead
8 April 2026

BMA calls for GPs to control single patient record data

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for doctors to remain in control of GP data in the single patient
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Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown, chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP)
4 March 2026

Doctors raise safety concerns about AI discharge summary tool

Doctors groups have raised safety concerns over plans to roll out an AI-Assisted Discharge Summary tool nationally through the FDP.
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Dr Tom Dolphin, British Medical Association (BMA) council chair
9 February 2026

BMA calls for NHS doctors to reject using the FDP

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for NHS doctors to limit usage of the federated data platform (FDP).
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27 January 2026

Concerns mount over NHS software supplier’s links with ICE

Concerns are mounting over links between NHS federated data platform (FDP) supplier Palantir and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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BMA GP committee chair Dr Katie Bramall
20 November 2025

Online consultation changes have hit patient care, finds BMA

More than half of GP practices say that changes to online access had an adverse impact on patient care and
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Dr Tom Dolphin, British Medical Association (BMA) council chair
10 November 2025

GPs vote to refuse changes to online consultation access

Doctors' leaders have voted in favour of GP practices refusing to comply with online consultation tool requirements.
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Stephen Kinnock, care minister
5 November 2025

Care minister discusses GP online consultation issues with ICBs

Care minister Stephen Kinnock held a call with ICB leaders to identify areas that are struggling to roll out online
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Wes Streeting says technology frees up hospital appointments
31 October 2025

Online GP consultation submissions rise to 6.5m a month

NHS England has announced that millions more people are using online consultation requests to contact their GP practice each month.
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Stephen Kinnock, care minister
1 October 2025

GP practices in England to make online booking available all day

GP practices are required to keep their online consultation tools running throughout core hours from October, under GP contract changes.
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Sir James Mackey, chief executive at NHS England
24 September 2025

Technology and digital ‘vital’ for NHS productivity says Jim Mackey

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive at NHSE, has stressed the role of technology and digital in meeting the ambitions of
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