Implementation

August 2025: Looking back from that optimistic March morning to the humid July evening when we achieved go-live, this final chapter shares the true costs, barriers overcome, and a practical roadmap for the future of AI in NHS primary care.

July 2025: The final push required every ounce of determination. From AI clinic sessions to achieving CATR sign-off, this is the detailed roadmap of piloting, training, and finally going live with AI scribes in NHS primary care.

9 June 2025: The day NHS England's enforcement hammer fell. Our carefully planned digital transformation, six months in the making, was dead in the water overnight. This is the story of regulatory disruption and the harsh reality of 'seamless' healthcare integration.

May 2025 brought the most eye-opening exercise of my career in data protection. Working through Steve Durbin's comprehensive Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) template revealed the complex web of processors, the Article 28 nightmare, and the harsh reality of liability in AI healthcare.

April 2025 brought a fundamental shift in how we needed to think about digital safety in primary care. This deep dive into DCB0160 compliance reveals the reality of implementing clinical risk management from scratch, with support from North Central London Integrated Care Board's (NCL ICB) Clinical Safety Officers (CSOs).