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The challenges and opportunities of mental health data sharing in the UK

The challenges and opportunities of mental health data sharing in the UK
The challenges and opportunities of mental health data sharing in the UK
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) generates uniquely rich data that should be rapidly deployed for policy and service improvement, yet researchers report difficulties in accessing these data. Paradoxically, these restrictions are occurring at the same time as the open science movement, which encourages data sharing to improve the rigour, transparency, and replicability of research. We describe the urgency of improvements to data access and propose solutions from a mental health research perspective, although the issues discussed extend to all areas in which analysis and linkage of health data support policy and practice. Actions are needed at every level, from data users and data custodians to government (panel).
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Ford, Tamsin, Mansfield, Karen L., Markham, Sarah, McManus, Sally, John, Ann, O'Reilly, Dermot, Newlove-Delgado, Tamsin, Iveson, Matthew H., Fazel, Mina, Munshi, Jayati Das, Dutta, Rina, Leavy, Gerard, Downs, Johnny, Foley, Tom, Russell, Abigail, Maguire, Aideen, Moon, Graham, Kirkham, Elizabeth J., Finning, Katie, Russell, Ginny, Moore, Anna, Jones, Peter B. and Shenow, Sarah (2021) The challenges and opportunities of mental health data sharing in the UK. The Lancet Digital Health, 3 (6), e333-e336. (doi:10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00078-9).

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The UK's National Health Service (NHS) generates uniquely rich data that should be rapidly deployed for policy and service improvement, yet researchers report difficulties in accessing these data. Paradoxically, these restrictions are occurring at the same time as the open science movement, which encourages data sharing to improve the rigour, transparency, and replicability of research. We describe the urgency of improvements to data access and propose solutions from a mental health research perspective, although the issues discussed extend to all areas in which analysis and linkage of health data support policy and practice. Actions are needed at every level, from data users and data custodians to government (panel).

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e-pub ahead of print date: 24 May 2021
Published date: 24 May 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: SMc reports institutional funding from NHS Digital, outside of this Comment. TN-D reports that they are an author of the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2020 Survey report and has two applications submitted to NHS Digital for access to survey data. JDM reports grants from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHIR), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and the Health Foundation, outside of this Comment. PBJ reports salary support from the Higher Education Funding Council through the University of Cambridge and from the NHS. TFol reports employment by NHS Digital, outside of this Comment. All other authors declare no competing interests. KLM is funded by the NIHR Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Biomedical Research Centre. JDM is partly supported by the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health at King's College London (ESRC reference ES/S012567/1), a jointly funded clinical fellowship from the Health Foundation and Academy of Medical Sciences, and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. JD and JDM are partly supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. MF was funded by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. AR is supported by an NIHR advanced fellowship (NIHR300591). KF received funding from Place2Be, Research England's Strategic Priorities Fund, and the ESRC postdoctoral fellowship scheme (ES/V011936/1). AJ is funded by MQ and the Medical Research Council. TN-D is supported by an NIHR advanced fellowship (NIHR300056). The views expressed in this Comment are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR, the ESRC, the Department of Health and Social Care, or NHS Digital. We are grateful for MQ's support in organising the series of teleconferences and workshops that resulted in the content of this Comment. In particular, we thank Eva Wölbert and Peter B Jones for facilitating the workshop, Sarah Shenow for supporting the survey of researchers' experiences and helping to refine the implementation actions required in the sector, Abigail Russell for leading the survey, Taj Sallamuddin for his advice on the impact of the GDPR on delays in accessing data and for improving figure 1 in our appendix , and our contacts at NHS Digital for supporting the workshop and providing invaluable comments and advice.

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ISSN: 2589-7500
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Author: Tamsin Ford
Author: Karen L. Mansfield
Author: Sarah Markham
Author: Sally McManus
Author: Ann John
Author: Dermot O'Reilly
Author: Tamsin Newlove-Delgado
Author: Matthew H. Iveson
Author: Mina Fazel
Author: Jayati Das Munshi
Author: Rina Dutta
Author: Gerard Leavy
Author: Johnny Downs
Author: Tom Foley
Author: Abigail Russell
Author: Aideen Maguire
Author: Graham Moon ORCID iD
Author: Elizabeth J. Kirkham
Author: Katie Finning
Author: Ginny Russell
Author: Anna Moore
Author: Peter B. Jones
Author: Sarah Shenow

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