General Data Protection Regulations
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new EU regulation which has been designed to update the existing Data Protection Directive. Enacted in 1995, the existing directive was established before the days of widespread internet use, which has fundamentally changed the way we create, use, share, and store information in clinical research.
With the implementation of GDPR having moved into law on the 25th of May 2018 the Clinical Informatics Research Unit (CIRU) at the University of Southampton (UoS) have produced documentation to support the transition for our subscribing organisations. Many of these are addressed through the Data Protection Schedule (F) of the EDGE Master Service Agreement.
More information can be found regarding GDPR, EDGE and the Clinical Informatics Research Unit in the document below:
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We hope that this has provided you with the details regarding GDPR.
If you would like to know more the NHS Digital and Information Commissioners websites provide further information.
If you would like to speak with us directly about GDPR please contact us at edge@soton.ac.uk