Question follow-through · 3934
Health Data Research Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to question 125667 on Health Data Research Service, what consent will be sought from patients in order to use their data for research purposes.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 22 April 2026 to question 125667 on Health Data Research Service, what consent will be sought from patients in order to use their data for research purposes.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Health Data Research Service (HDRS) will build on existing health research services, including the national and regional secure data environments, OpenSAFELY and NHS DigiTrials, which already support the safe, secure, and beneficial use of health data...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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