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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NHS ‘risks repeat of care.data in talks to commercialise medical records’
Secretive NHS talks to discuss the potential to commercialise 65 million patients’ records risked jeopardising patient trust, Professor Joe McDonald said.
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Privacy organisation raises concerns over NHS and Amazon deal
The information could allow the multi-billion-pound tech company to make, advertise and sell their own products based on what it’s collected from the NHS.
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Digital Healthcare Council outlines four principles for a sustainable industry
Digital health solutions should consider people first; fair system rules; free and open information; and evidence-based practice, the council said.
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Putting trust at the heart of (patient) personal data
Finn Raben, director general at ESOMAR, explores why trust needs to be at the heart of data sharing agreements in healthcare.
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Full power of innovative technologies ‘will not be achieved’ in no-deal Brexit
The warning comes amid concerns there may be delays in sharing health data between the UK and the EU if Britain crashes out of the union without a deal.
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