This resource is designed to help healthcare professionals, researchers, and public contributors talk together and share how patient data is used in UK health services.

This resource summarises public attitudes toward the use of patient data, based on research studies from 2010 to the present. It highlights key themes, such as support for using anonymised data for health research if there is public benefit, and concerns about industry using the data.

This resource provides clarity on the definition of transparency and practical examples of its application in health data science to support public trust.