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POSTnote by Peter Border. It was first published on Tuesday, 22 July 2014. It was last updated on Tuesday, 22 July 2014.


Big Data and Public Health

Patient health records and other large scale medical and administrative datasets are increasingly being considered as a valuable tool for the study and improvement of health. This POSTnote examines the sources of data, their current and potential uses for health improvement, and the legal and practical issues raised by data use for public health or research purposes.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-474 
Subjects
Data protection Databases Health education NHS Medical records Public health
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk