Balancing constraints and requirements in an application process
Stela McLachlan, Katharine Evans, Rebecca Whitehorn, Emma Turner, Jacqueline Oakley, Andy Boyd, Robin Flaig · 2024
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Seven authors describe how a UK data resource rebuilt its application process in this 2024 paper. The resource links long running population studies to health records inside a secure research environment, and it began as a COVID-19 service before widening to all public good research.
Growth brought new data controllers and new record types, from education and work to tax and benefits, each with its own constraints. The team expanded review into three stages, adding a fourth for requests touching the new administrative data, aligned with the national statistics authority. Requests also faced checks on complexity and ethics. The paper is a case study in balancing study demands, provider rules, and safe, timely access.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Stela McLachlan, Katharine Evans, Rebecca Whitehorn, Emma Turner, Jacqueline Oakley, Andy Boyd, Robin Flaig |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |