Access to GPs’ patient data key to new treatments, researchers say
by Sarah Boseley from on (#5JW9M)
Group of scientists contest privacy concerns that they say are hampering research into illnesses such as long Covid
Researchers have said they could struggle to find new treatments for conditions dealt with by GPs, from long Covid to depression, if they cannot get access to the patient data held by GPs because of concerns over privacy.
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