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Minutes of the 2025 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.
Attendees Panel members Dr Nicola Byrne (chair) Dr Natalie Banner John…
1. Attendees 1.1 Panel members Dr Nicola Byrne (chair) John Carvel Claire…
1. Attendees 1.1 Panel members Dr Nicola Byrne (chair) Dr Natalie Banner…
This collection brings together all National Data Guardian panel meeting minutes.
Minutes of the 2026 meetings of the National Data Guardian (NDG) Panel.
Attendees Panel members Dr Nicola Byrne (chair) John Carvel Dr Fiona Head…
The National Data Guardian has written to the Minister for Health Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care about trust in the NHS Federated Data Platform.
The National Data Guardian advises on the use of confidential health and care data, supporting its safe, ethical, and trustworthy use for individual care and public benefit.
Response to concerns from the Not With My NHS Data campaign about access to patient data by external contractors in the NHS Federated Data Platform National Data Integration Tenant.
Comment on the news that UK Biobank participants' health data has been advertised for sale on Alibaba e-commerce platforms in China.
This report covers the work of the NDG and her team in 2024–25, including relevant updates outside the period, and outlines priority work through to March 2027.
Findings from a public engagement project testing if co-designed communications can set clear expectations about health and care data use.
NDG statement on accessing confidential patient information for reflective practice, including safeguards, limits, and links to staff guidance.
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