Trusted Research Environments

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Professor Ben Goldacre, director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
18 March 2026

Ben Goldacre: ‘GP data is the jewel in the crown of English health data’

Using data to optimise care is the next great horizon, writes Prof Ben Goldacre, director of the Bennett Institute for
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data breach
8 December 2022

First four regional secure data environments confirmed

Four initial sites will be awarded a slice of £100 million funding by NHS England to develop regional secure data
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Data capture
13 June 2022

Government publishes final data strategy for healthcare

A new strategy has been launched by the government to drive transformation in health and care by reshaping the way
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16 May 2022

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
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7 April 2022

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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31 March 2022

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
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21 March 2022

NHS Digital data to help researchers understand Covid impact on cancer

New cancer data from NHS Digital is expected to help researchers understand the impact of Covid-19 on those living with
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2 March 2022

£200m investment announced to improve access to NHS data

Up to £200million will go towards improving access to NHS data through Trusted Research Environments (TREs) and digital clinical trial
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