Bala, Jecintha J.
Bala, Joel D.
Pell, Jill P.
Fleming, Michael
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/S003800/1)
Article History
Received: 24 May 2023
Accepted: 22 September 2023
First Online: 31 October 2023
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 Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (reference number 1920–0144) and covered by a data sharing agreement between the University of Glasgow and Public Health Scotland. The linked data were anonymised then analysed remotely in a national safe-haven environment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.