Goldacre says TREs will mitigate harmful data risks and ‘earn public trust’
Professor Ben Goldacre has told the Science and Tech Committee that Trusted Research Environments (TREs) will mitigate data risks and “earn public trust”.
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Goldacre recommends Trusted Research Environments become ‘the norm’
A review led by Professor Ben Goldacre into health data has recommended Trusted Research Environments (TREs) become the “norm”.
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Citizens do want their health data to be harnessed for innovation
While there is a lack of trust, Dr Layla McCay, argues that citizens are not opposed to having their data used for the purposes of innovation.
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New information added to NHS Digital’s cyber security campaign
The Keep IT Confidential cyber security awareness campaign from NHS Digital has been updated with new advice and best practice for staying safe online
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National Data Guardian calls for ‘commitment to transparency’
Dr Nicola Byrne said people need to trust they can share their data with confidence without concern their data may be used in “unexpected ways”.
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NHS Digital gives patients easier access to who uses their data
The Data Uses Register, which makes it easier for patients to see which organisations access data, has been launched by NHS Digital.
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Rationale of GPDPR is there but trust issues need to be addressed
Digital Health News spoke to Dr Natalie Banner, Understanding Patient Data lead about GPDPR and what needs to happen next.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Unlocking the patient consent puzzle
The latest Digital Health Unplugged is now live – this time debating the topic of patient consent and data sharing in health.
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BMA and RCGP issue joint letter to NHS Digital over GPDPR programme
The pair have issued a joint letter to NHS Digital to express concerns about the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) programme.
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Hancock to look at creating ‘consistent cloud platform’ for patient data
Matt Hancock has said he is looking into creating “a consistent data platform” which would see patient data being separated from the application layer.
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