PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hepgul, Nilay
AU  - Sleeman, Katherine E
AU  - Firth, Alice M
AU  - Johnston, Anna
AU  - Teo, James T H
AU  - Bernal, William
AU  - Dobson, Richard J B
AU  - Higginson, Irene J
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 May 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 351--352
VI  - 45
IP  - 5
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/45/5/351.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/45/5/351.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2019 May 01; 45
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.