Coronavirus: researchers no longer need consent to access your medical records
The UK government has quietly relaxed a confidentiality law that protects patient health data. Here's why that matters.
Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, University of Portsmouth
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May 31, 2020 • ~7 min
May 31, 2020 • ~7 min
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Don't hold your breath for a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020
Politicians are throwing billions of dollars at coronavirus vaccine trials, but the real cost of research is the one thing we're lacking – time.
Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, University of Portsmouth •
conversation
May 4, 2020 • ~8 min
May 4, 2020 • ~8 min
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