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Evidence matrix

Claim Maintained conclusion Evidence Status / confidence
CLM-001 Personal health-data sharing needs an Article 6 lawful basis and Article 9 condition, with DPA safeguards as applicable. SRC-001, SRC-002 Current law / high
CLM-002 Data-protection compliance does not itself satisfy common-law confidentiality. SRC-005, SRC-007 Current framework / high
CLM-003 Section 251B creates a qualified duty to share relevant information for individual care when statutory conditions are met. SRC-006 Current law / high
CLM-004 Implied confidentiality consent may support appropriate need-to-know individual-care sharing unless the person objects; this is distinct from GDPR consent. SRC-007 Official guidance / high
CLM-005 Beyond-care CPI normally needs explicit confidentiality consent, legal requirement, section 251/COPI support or an exceptional public-interest route. SRC-007, SRC-008, SRC-030 Current framework / high
CLM-006 The national data opt-out applies to many uses/disclosures of CPI beyond individual care and is not a lawful basis. SRC-009, SRC-021 Current policy/standard / high
CLM-007 The DUAA amends rather than replaces UK GDPR/DPA; all its data-protection provisions were in force by 19 June 2026. SRC-003, SRC-004 Current law/regulator statement / high
CLM-008 The ICO Data Sharing Code remains useful but is explicitly under review following DUAA. SRC-005 Time-sensitive / high
CLM-009 The Standards Directory includes mandatory and non-mandatory entries; lifecycle status alone does not establish mandate. SRC-013, SRC-032 Official service description / high
CLM-010 Applicable ISNs can create scoped mandatory requirements; adoption and conformance must be determined from notice scope and dates. SRC-011, SRC-013 Current standards framework / high
CLM-011 Core Information Standard and GP Connect are valuable shared-care/structured-access ceilings but their directory pages do not show universal s250 mandates. SRC-014, SRC-015 Current directory pages / high
CLM-012 NHS Number, SNOMED CT, dm+d, DCB0129, DCB0160, DSPT and DCB3058 provide mandatory floors when their stated scope applies. SRC-016, SRC-017, SRC-018, SRC-019, SRC-020, SRC-021, SRC-040 Current standards / high
CLM-013 Maximum safe sharing is the widest purpose-relevant, role-authorised and controlled information set, not the largest technically available record. SRC-001, SRC-005, SRC-010, SRC-014 Synthesis / high
CLM-014 DSPT completion and a sharing agreement are assurance controls, not proof that a specific flow is lawful. SRC-005, SRC-012 Official guidance / high
CLM-015 The 2026 Health Bill single-patient-record proposals are horizon material, not current authority. SRC-029 Future Bill / high
CLM-016 Type 1 remains a distinct current opt-out preventing identifiable GP record data leaving the GP IT system for purposes beyond direct care. SRC-007, SRC-033 Current policy under reform / high
CLM-017 The current information-standards authority is HSCA 2012 sections 250–251 as amended; DUAA Schedule 15 changes commenced 5 February 2026 and expressly cover relevant IT/IT services. SRC-034, SRC-035, SRC-036, SRC-037 Current law / high
CLM-018 UK Core governance, personalised care plans, community-pharmacy transfers, acute discharge, scoped BaRS use cases and pathology reporting are mandatory only for the organisations/use cases and dates in their notices. SRC-022, SRC-023, SRC-024, SRC-025, SRC-027, SRC-028 Current standards / high
CLM-019 GP Connect has no universal section 250 ISN, but GP contracts require in-scope practices to enable read-only Access Record for specified direct-care routes; current product rules prohibit most beyond-care use. SRC-015, SRC-038, SRC-039 Current contract/product position / high
CLM-020 The 10 Year Health Plan’s three shifts and digital commitments are strategic policy; they do not themselves widen legal authority, impose a GP contractual term, mandate a standard or prove a service is live. SRC-041, SRC-042 Current policy boundary / high
CLM-021 Current digital-first primary care is multi-channel: the standard 2026/27 GMS contract preserves online, telephone and in-person core-hours routes and includes paper or assisted registration provisions. SRC-047, SRC-048 Current contract / high, subject to contract type
CLM-022 The online-consultation tool must not limit request numbers during core hours, and the contractor must not ask a patient to contact the practice on another day. This does not create unlimited appointments or a universal same-day-appointment entitlement; nonurgent matters require an appropriate response by the end of the next working day. SRC-047, SRC-048 Current contract / high, subject to contract type
CLM-023 Automatic prospective access through approved patient-facing services and written-request access to remaining relevant digital medical information are distinct; system capability, already-accessible/excepted information, safeguarding, serious-harm, third-party, proxy/child and technical controls constrain them. SRC-047, SRC-051 Current contract/guidance / high
CLM-024 The NHS App roadmap and technical specification evidence current and planned capabilities, but actual availability remains feature-, supplier-, cohort- and geography-dependent. SRC-050 Current product position / high
CLM-025 The SPR is early-stage and the Health Bill has not created current duties; detailed architecture, controller allocation, objection design, regulations, standards, implementation sequencing and delivery remain unresolved, notwithstanding published maternity/frailty-first phases and programme ambitions. SRC-029, SRC-043 Future programme/Bill / high
CLM-026 Patient access, professional direct care, transactional access, operational/planning use and research are distinct data routes; a shared platform or strategic programme does not merge their purposes or authority. SRC-043, SRC-050, SRC-058, SRC-060 Synthesis / high
CLM-027 Digital approaches must complement non-digital support; inclusion, accessibility, communication needs, equality and health-inequality impacts must be designed and assessed for the service. SRC-042, SRC-052, SRC-054, SRC-057, SRC-061, SRC-062, SRC-063 Current law/standard/guidance envelope / high
CLM-028 Accessible Information is a scoped section 250 standard for publicly funded NHS, public-health and adult-social-care providers including GP; its ISN refers implementation and full-conformance dates to the standard rather than stating exact dates. SRC-054 Current standard / high
CLM-029 DAPB4031 is a section 259 GP usage-data collection, the named NHS App API is a permissioned communications API, and WCAG has scope-dependent legal/contractual force; directory status must not be used as a universal mandate. SRC-055, SRC-056, SRC-057 Current standards / high
CLM-030 Where each is in scope, DTAC, DCB0129/DCB0160, DSPT and App-integration gates can be cumulative assurance controls; none creates a lawful purpose or confidentiality gateway. SRC-019, SRC-020, SRC-040, SRC-053, SRC-064 Current assurance framework / high
CLM-031 FDP, SPR and HDRS are distinct: FDP is a live multi-instance platform supporting approved direct-care, operational and planning products; SPR is a developing cross-setting longitudinal-record programme; HDRS is a developing secure research-access service. Each product and use requires its own purpose, authority, controller analysis and access controls. SRC-043, SRC-058, SRC-060 Current/future programme distinction / high
CLM-032 The 2019 digital-first policy and consultation are historical lineage; the applicable current contract, regulations and directions determine today’s primary-care duties. SRC-046, SRC-047, SRC-048, SRC-049 Historical/current boundary / high
CLM-033 Medium-term planning and digital-by-default programme guidance have addressee- and service-specific scope; they are not automatically individual GP contractual terms or disclosure authority. SRC-044, SRC-045 Current operational guidance / high
CLM-034 NHS Online is a separate planned service from the NHS App and SPR and is not yet a current nationwide entitlement. SRC-059 Current programme position / high
CLM-035 Equality Act reasonable-adjustment/service duties, the public-sector equality duty and NHS England/ICB health-inequality duties apply according to actor and function; inclusion guidance explains rather than creates them. SRC-052, SRC-061, SRC-063 Current law/guidance / high
CLM-036 Public-sector website/app accessibility duties and WCAG expectations are scope-dependent; an NHS directory entry does not establish that every independent GP contractor is a public-sector body. SRC-057, SRC-061, SRC-062 Current law/standard boundary / high
CLM-037 NHS App integration is feature- and use-case-specific: the directory’s named NHS App API is a communications API, while the wider integration gateway imposes separate onboarding and assurance conditions. SRC-056, SRC-064 Current technical/gateway position / high
CLM-038 Chapter 3 is a portfolio of distinct patient-access, direct-care, transactional, operational, workforce and research propositions; neither the chapter nor a shared product combines them into one purpose, authority or mandate. SRC-041, SRC-050, SRC-058, SRC-060 Policy boundary and synthesis / high
CLM-039 A 24/7 App or AI-advice function does not create a 24/7 GP clinical-response duty; the current practice contract and exact pathway determine the human response and escalation requirement. SRC-041, SRC-047, SRC-048, SRC-050 Current contract/policy distinction / high
CLM-040 Patient-added wearable or sensor data create separate provenance, accuracy, monitoring, alert-response, retention and reuse decisions; an upload or sharing control is not blanket consent to every downstream use. SRC-001, SRC-005, SRC-041, SRC-053 Policy-to-implementation synthesis / high
CLM-041 HealthStore listing, national procurement, NICE evidence alignment, DTAC or medical-device status are distinct evidence, regulatory and assurance gates; none creates data-sharing authority or proves local clinical suitability. SRC-041, SRC-053, SRC-064, SRC-066, SRC-067 Current assurance/policy boundary / high
CLM-042 NHS England ambient-scribing guidance requires local safety, DPIA, integration, transparency, monitoring and human-review controls; its self-certified supplier registry supports but does not replace local procurement and assurance. SRC-019, SRC-020, SRC-065 Current guidance and standards / high
CLM-043 AI and software medical-device status depends on the product’s intended purpose and function; navigation, transcription, summarisation, decision support and autonomous action cannot share one generic classification or assurance decision. SRC-053, SRC-065, SRC-067 Current regulatory/guidance boundary / high
CLM-044 Formal carer/proxy access is delegated, scoped and reviewable authority using the proxy’s own identity; carer status or identity alone does not confer record access. SRC-051, SRC-068 Current guidance / high
CLM-045 Chapter 3’s proposed proactive planned-care platform is unnamed and future: it must not be equated with FDP, SPR or an EPR without later authoritative evidence. SRC-041, SRC-043, SRC-058 Future programme distinction / high
CLM-046 AI-assisted triage is in limited rollout with an April 2028 all-App-users target, not universally live; traditional GP contact remains and rollout does not displace contract, equality, clinical-safety, data-protection or device controls. SRC-047, SRC-050, SRC-053, SRC-067, SRC-071 Current delivery announcement with assurance boundary / high
CLM-047 DAPB3051 v3.1 is a scoped section-250 identity/authentication standard, including a proxy use case, with full conformance on 31 December 2026; authentication does not itself confer function- or record-level authority. SRC-069 Current standard / high
CLM-048 The National Proxy Service is an optional private beta and cross-setting portability remains roadmap work; it does not yet deliver a universal My Carer model. SRC-070 Current product position / high
CLM-049 The NHS App’s current accessibility statement records partial compliance and separate responsibility for integrated services, so Chapter 3’s BSL, translation and inclusion promises require feature- and journey-level verification. SRC-052, SRC-054, SRC-057, SRC-073 Current accessibility evidence/policy distinction / high
CLM-050 HealthStore remains a planned marketplace with a summer-2027 local-selection target; NICE evidence, DTAC, device status, commissioning, funding, data authority and App integration remain distinct gates. SRC-041, SRC-053, SRC-064, SRC-066, SRC-067, SRC-072 Future programme/assurance boundary / high
CLM-051 CIS2 provides live sign-on and role-control infrastructure for some workforce applications, while NHS-wide single sign-on remains roadmap work; authentication does not establish care relationship, need-to-know or sharing authority. SRC-069, SRC-074 Current/future product distinction / high
CLM-052 Current NHS choice rights are service- and circumstance-specific; a future comparison, self-referral or booking feature cannot expand legal entitlement or commissioned availability by itself. SRC-041, SRC-075 Current guidance/policy boundary / high
CLM-053 DAPB4101 v1.0.0 is a scoped section-250 laboratory-to-GP direct-care standard. Its current ISN still states 30 April 2025, but NHS England’s 10 July 2026 implementation update says the full-conformance date will be extended without yet giving a replacement; intended pilot testing and assurance by April 2027 is neither that replacement date nor proof of national rollout. SRC-028 Current official-source conflict / high
CLM-054 For 2026/27, the Medium Term Planning Framework tells all ICBs to transition primary-care messaging to NHS Notify with NHS App push as the default; acute, community and mental-health providers are separately expected to start migrating direct-to-patient communications in 2026/27 and complete by the end of 2028/29. NHS Notify is live, but these are addressee-specific planning requirements, not a universal GP contractual term, section-250 standard or lawful basis; each sender retains responsibility for purpose, content, channel/fallback, accessibility, safety, transparency, preferences and applicable opt-outs. SRC-044, SRC-076 Current planning and service position / high
CLM-055 The National Imaging Registry is a beta-stage, direct-care-only federated imaging service/API, not an information standard, general order-communications route or participant sharing authority. The Digital Interoperability Platform Directions support NHS England’s operation of the service; accepted use case, onboarding, organisational agreements, local authority and confidentiality, DCB0129/DCB0160, DSPT, DPIA, access, audit and fallback responsibilities remain separate. SRC-019, SRC-020, SRC-040, SRC-077 Current product, governance and standards boundary / high
CLM-056 Safeguarding, public-health notification, court or regulator production and NHS England collection disclosures do not share a universal authority. Each flow must be matched to the exact current actor, trigger, recipient, statute, order, notice, Data Provision Notice or case-specific confidentiality route, including whether disclosure is required, permitted or only requested; a requester’s label alone does not make disclosure mandatory. SRC-001, SRC-002, SRC-005, SRC-078, SRC-080, SRC-081, SRC-082 Current law, guidance and request boundary / high
CLM-057 The England health-protection notification regime creates specific duties for registered medical practitioners to report suspected listed diseases without awaiting laboratory confirmation and separate duties for laboratories to report listed causative agents. Current UKHSA guidance specifies urgent telephone reporting within 24 hours and online reporting within three days; this is not blanket authority for every infection, hazard or public-health disclosure. SRC-030, SRC-080 Current law and operational guidance / high
CLM-058 A Health and Social Care Act 2012 section 254 direction or section 255 request addressed to NHS England is not itself an instruction to a GP practice. A provider’s mandatory or requested position must be established from the exact current section 259 Data Provision Notice and its stated organisations, purpose, data, form, manner and period. SRC-082 Current statutory collection boundary / high
CLM-059 The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 enacts a new child-safeguarding information-sharing duty and information-standard power, but at 28 July 2026 official material said the duty would apply from 30 September and final statutory guidance was still pending. It must not be treated as current operational authority until commencement, addressees, exceptions and final guidance are confirmed. SRC-079 Enacted but pre-commencement and guidance-pending / high
CLM-060 English GP registration is a coordinated multi-leg workflow: registration intake, PDS identity and current-GP handling, PCRM formal registration and GP2GP clinical-record transfer have distinct actors, messages, acknowledgements, exceptions and controls. Completion of one leg does not prove completion of the others. SRC-083, SRC-084 Current national services and guidance / high
CLM-061 For permanent moves between in-scope English GMS or PMS practices, the current regulations require GP2GP transfer and a response to the outgoing-record request within 28 days, with unconfirmed and paper-only records routed through the Board; temporary-resident registration is excluded from the GP2GP requirement. The executed contract type and current amendments still control, including any APMS route. SRC-047, SRC-048, SRC-083 Current regulations and contract/service scope / high
CLM-062 Receipt of a GP2GP message does not finish the transfer. Correct PDS matching, review and filing, positive acknowledgement, paper or unconfirmed fallback, provenance and completeness checks, degraded-data resolution and allergy and medicines review remain operational and clinical-safety controls. SRC-083, SRC-084 Current operational guidance and safety boundary / high