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Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Thursday, 24 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 March 2022. It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health: Data Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2021 to Question 92932, and with reference to page 11 of the Life Sciences Vision, what plans his Department has to simplify governance and oversight of NHS health data to drive research and innovation; and how the Medical Technology Directorate will contribute to that.

Answer

The Medical Technologies (MedTech) Directorate aligns with the Life Sciences Vision to supports the simplification of governance and oversight processes. The Directorate’s recently established data and analysis team will work with health and social care partners to strengthen the collection and use of evidence, improve national data standards and promote better integration of datasets in the MedTech Sector. More detail on the improvement of data governance will be published in the MedTech Strategy in summer 2022.

In addition, the newly created NHS Transformation Directorate is leading on data collection and management needs to fulfil the Life Sciences Vision. The MedTech Directorate will work with the NHS Transformation Directorate to support its aim of integrating National Health Service health and genomic datasets in the United Kingdom, to encourage innovation and clinical trials with diverse representation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
146619
Session
2021-22
Related items
Medical Technologies Directorate: Life Sciences
Monday, 20 December 2021
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Data protection Health Innovation Research Life sciences Medical Technologies Directorate
Link
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