In response to Ballantyne and Schaefer's 'Consent and the ethical duty to participate in health data research'.

Nilay HepgulKatherine E SleemanAlice M FirthAnna JohnstonJames T H TeoWilliam BernalRichard J B DobsonIrene J Higginson

Published in: Journal of medical ethics (2019)

We welcome Ballantyne & Schaefer's discussion of the issues concerning consent and use of health data for research. In response to their acknowledgement of the need for public debate and discussion, we provide evidence from our own public consultation on this topic.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
public health
electronic health record
big data
health information
palliative care
human health
decision making
artificial intelligence
risk assessment