Safe use of data for research
In February 2021, Professor Ben Goldacre from the University of Oxford was commissioned by the Government to review how to improve safety and security in the use of health data for research and analysis.
The report from this review, "Better, Broader, Safer: Using Health Data for Research and Analysis", made 185 recommendations aimed at benefitting patients and the healthcare sector. These recommendations included creating better platforms for the safe and secure analysis of NHS data for research.
Data Saves Lives
This strategy was published in 2022 and explains how the Government plans to use data to bring benefits to all parts of health and social care – from patients and care users to staff on the frontline and pioneers driving cutting-edge research.
One of the commitments made in this strategy was the establishment of Secure Data Environments to support life saving research.