Kafico Ltd

We’re excited to share a first look at our new portal for GP practices, designed to make data protection support simpler, clearer, and more practical day to day. The portal brings everything together in one place, allowing practices to: Obtain disclosure advice when it’s needed Watch on-demand training videos Complete key compliance tasks, including policies, ROPA and audits View and follow the DPIA process step by step Raise a new DPIA directly through the system Book meetings quickly and...

Recent research into conversational AI has prompted renewed discussion about how these systems interact with users, and why this matters in health and social care contexts. A Harvard study examined how some chatbots respond when users attempt to end a conversation. The researchers were not assessing clinical tools, nor were they evaluating mental health outcomes. Instead, they focused on interaction design: specifically, how systems behave at the point of disengagement. What they found was...

From my daily work supporting Caldicott Guardians, it is clear that Artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in NHS systems, under labels such as “decision support”, “productivity tools” or “safety analytics”. While much attention has focused on where patient data flows, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has highlighted a different and growing risk: processing that generates new data about individuals without their active awareness or understanding. The ICO refers to this as...