TY - JOUR T1 - In response to Ballantyne and Schaefer’s ‘Consent and the ethical duty to participate in health data research’ JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics DO - 10.1136/medethics-2018-105271 SP - medethics-2018-105271 AU - Nilay Hepgul AU - Katherine E Sleeman AU - Alice M Firth AU - Anna Johnston AU - James T H Teo AU - William Bernal AU - Richard J B Dobson AU - Irene J Higginson Y1 - 2019/01/07 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/07/medethics-2018-105271.abstract N2 - We welcome Ballantyne & Schaefer’s discussion of the issues concerning consent and use of health data for research. In response to their acknowledgement of the need for public debate and discussion, we provide evidence from our own public consultation on this topic. ER -