Dr Natalie Banner is the Understanding Patient Data (UPD) Lead at the Wellcome Trust.
Janet Messer of the Health Research Authority tackles some of the myths that have built up about health data and its use for research with GDPR, based on experience and discussions since May.
Gerry Reilly is the CTO of Health Data Research UK, the over-arching organisation to help support the devolopment of research using health data in the UK. It succeeds the successful partnership of the Farr Institute. Gerry describes the fast moving plans to create a "research platform" and the Digital Innovation Hub opportunity. Also the current call for Sprint Exemplar Innovation Projects.
Elizabeth described systems created and supported at her unit that support clinical research or clinical education. These are often also used extensively elsewhere in the UK, especially CRFManager. The NHS-HE challenges are described and the help that would be useful from the NHS-HE Forum.
