A Scotland-wide Data Linkage Framework for Statistics and Research: Consultation Paper on the Aims and Guiding Principles

Footnotes

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9. G Laurie and N Sethi, "Information Governance of Use of Health-related Data in Medical Research in Scotland: Current Practices and Future Scenarios" (Working Paper No.1, 2011), available on the Social Science Research Network: http://www.ssrn.com/

10. Written by Professor Graeme Laurie and Nayha Sethi at the Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh, available at http://www.scot-ship.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Reports/ Guiding_Principles_and_Best_Practices_221010.pdf

11. These suggestions follow recommendations made as part of the SHIP initiative, mentioned previously.