Baroness Nicola Blackwood appointed as Chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) to accelerate medical breakthroughs

Red tape slashed as service streamlines NHS data access for approved researchers

HDRS will draw on the individual strengths of all four nations across the UK

Patients across the UK will benefit from lifesaving treatments faster, thanks to turbocharged access to NHS data for researchers to develop new medicines and therapies.

Minister Ahmed announced today (Tuesday 25 November) that Baroness Nicola Blackwood has been appointed by the government as Chair of the Health Data Research Service (HDRS) - backed by up to £600 million in funding from the Government and Wellcome - during a speech at the Health Data User Conference in London.

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