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The Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 36(2)) (Health Research)
Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 314/2018) (the
Health
Research
Regulations ), which
contain stringent rules in relation to the collection, use and
sharing of personal data for health research purposes, have been
amended by the Minister for Health by way of the Data Protection
Act 2018 (Section 36(2)) (Health Research) (Amendment) Regulations
2021 (the
2021 Regulations ).
As discussed in a 2019 briefing on the Health Research
Regulations (available here) The
Department of Health had identified retrospective chart reviews,
pre-screening for the purpose of assessing eligibility/suitability