We frequently discussed national personal health data sharing at a UK national level ehealth conference at the end of September. Consent to sharing of data for analysis to support national policy direction and implementation is a dynamic and changing model.
Citizens' understanding of, and culture of national personal health data sharing, has increased remarkably during and after covid.
The ability for patients to see their data and results easily has enhanced their understanding of how the data might be used nationally to create knowledge and to inform policy decisions and implementation.
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HIFA profile: Richard Fitton is a retired family doctor - GP. Professional interests: Health literacy, patient partnership of trust and implementation of healthcare with professionals, family and public involvement in the prevention of modern lifestyle diseases, patients using access to professional records to overcome confidentiality barriers to care, patients as part of the policing of the use of their patient data. Email address: richardpeterfitton7 AT gmail.com