Responses to data-sharing questions from Tom scenario (see online supplementary appendix 1 for full questionnaire)
| Question | Participants’ responses | |||
| (A) Yes | (B) Only if Tom and the other patients can opt out | (C) Only if Tom and the other patients can opt in | (D) No | |
| (1) Should Anytown health centre agree to release the coded data items about Tom and all the other patients in the practice with suspected or confirmed type 2 diabetes? | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| (2) Should Anytown health centre also agree to release the free-text data items about Tom and all the other patients in the practice with suspected or confirmed type 2 diabetes? | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| (3) Should Anytown mental health trust agree to release the free-text data items about Tom and all the other patients in the trust who hear voices or have hallucinations? | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |