This animation from the UK Data Service describes the principles of the Five Safes. The Five Safes framework helps researchers use personal data carefully while keeping people’s information safe.

Research Data Scotland provide information on what synthetic data is, how it is used and how it is generated.

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.