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Andrew Heppinstall

Founder of Unavoidably Secure. Leeds.

Andrew Heppinstall, founder of Unavoidably Secure

Andrew Heppinstall founded Unavoidably Secure, an independent compliance and web risk audit service for UK dental practices, care providers and other regulated small organisations. He leads every audit himself, with the team at Unavoidable Studio Ltd in Leeds.

Andrew has spent more than fourteen years building websites, systems and marketing for UK businesses, including dental and healthcare practices. That is where he saw the same gaps again and again: email anyone could fake, cookie banners that did not work, and paperwork that would not survive a DSPT or Cyber Essentials review.

Focus: the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR and PECR, and email security (SPF, DKIM and DMARC).

Original research: Yorkshire healthcare email security benchmark, October 2026. Public checks of 1,337 dental practices, care homes, home care agencies and GP practices.

How he works: assesses, evidences and advises. He works alongside your IT provider and does not replace them. No assessment certifies compliance with any standard, and nothing he writes is legal advice.

Contact: support@unavoidablysecure.com or 07749 941111

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