Fleming, Michael
Athanasopoulos, Paul
Mackay, Daniel F
Pell, Jill P
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/S003800/1)
Article History
Received: 11 August 2023
Accepted: 22 May 2024
First Online: 22 June 2024
Declarations
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: Linkage studies of Scottish routine data are covered by generic ethics approval. The NHS West of Scotland Research Ethics Service confirmed that formal NHS ethics approval was not required since the study involved linkage of routinely collected data with an acceptably negligible risk of identification. This study was approved by the NHS Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (reference number 1920 − 0144) and covered by a data sharing agreement between the University of Glasgow and ScotXed. The linked data were anonymised then analysed remotely in a national safe-haven environment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.