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James, Charlotte
Denholm, Rachel
Wood, Richard
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West
NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
Health Data Research UK
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Article History
Received: 10 October 2023
Accepted: 29 March 2024
First Online: 30 April 2024
Declarations
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: Informed consent for this study was waived by Yorkshire & The Humber Leeds East Research Ethics Committee, who granted NHS HRA Research Database approval for the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) system-wide database in 2020 (REC Reference Number: 20/YH/0185, date: 28 July 2020). Ethical approval is given for processing of personal data by the research database team for research conducted on COVID-19-related priority areas identified by the wider health and care system (in accordance with the Health Service Control of Patient Information Regulations 2002 (COPI) directive for COVID-19-related analyses). Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data controller was BNSSG Clinical Commissioning Group. The data from general practice electronic medical records were extracted according to existing data sharing agreements and in line with GDPR and Caldicott principles under pandemic conditions and in accordance with government guidelines and the COPI directive.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
