PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE 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 TI - In response to Ballantyne and Schaefer’s ‘Consent and the ethical duty to participate in health data research’ AID - 10.1136/medethics-2018-105271 DP - 2019 Feb 16 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - medethics-2018-105271 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/15/medethics-2018-105271.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/15/medethics-2018-105271.full AB - 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.