NHS Digital signs a deal to help improve data sharing across organisations
NHS Digital has signed a deal with DXC Technology and CSIRO, which will help improve data sharing across different organisations.
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National Data Guardian poll reveals growing understanding of data sharing
A poll carried out by the National Data Guardian has shown a growing public understanding that data is vital for tackling the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Calls for government to invest in local data sharing to recover from Covid
The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) have said investment in local data sharing programmes is “vital” to fighting future pandemics.
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Australia and Covid-19: High quality data vital to ‘understand and cope’
Professor Keith McNeil, CCIO of Queensland Health, said the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the “power of sharing information”.
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Failure of NHS to share Covid-19 data ‘exasperating’, council chief says
Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
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Data strategies must be designed around patient input, report finds
Patients must feel a sense of agency and control over what happens to their data and health data must always be used in a way that is safe, a report found.
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Patient data sent to global drug companies ‘may not be anonymous’
Patients whose medical information is of particular interest to international companies have already been identified, senior NHS officials claimed.
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What happens to data sharing agreements with the EU after Brexit?
Following Brexit the UK will enter into a transition period until 31 December 2020, during which future data sharing agreements will be assessed.
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Health Data Research UK launches £1m data science partnership
The partnership will use continuous improvement methods to integrate clinical practice, large scale health data and advanced analytics to improve care.
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