In this episode, Piers Ricketts, Chief Executive at Health Innovation East is joined by Rebecca Cosgriff, Programme Director for the Data for Research and Development Programme at NHS England.

The Programme's vision is a thriving health data ecosystem for research that improves care, boosts innovation, and sustains the NHS. Its mission is to deliver sustainable, secure and rapid access to the world’s largest linked health datasets.

They discuss the developments that are giving researchers rapid, secure access to the data they need, and increasing transparency for the public about how their data is used.

They also look at the issues facing researchers and how NHS England's Data for Research & Development Programme is tackling them, including areas such as diversity in research, speed of access to data and the importance of public trust.