Time to get our acts together

Time to get our acts together

The Data Protection Act 1998 provides important safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals, but overly restrictive interpretations of the act by local data protection officers have been a major hindrance to the conduct of legitimate clinical research in critically ill patients. 3 We have been...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 2007-09, Vol.335 (7617), p.415-415
Hauptverfasser: Reid, Clare L, Menon, David K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Data integrity
Data processing
Letters
Medical research
Research ethics
Researching Incapacity
Right of privacy
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Zusammenfassung:The Data Protection Act 1998 provides important safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals, but overly restrictive interpretations of the act by local data protection officers have been a major hindrance to the conduct of legitimate clinical research in critically ill patients. 3 We have been in contact with the Information Commissioner's Office and confirmed that research in incapacitated patients can fulfil the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.39311.480949.3A