Table 4.
Response rates on confidence rating for legal (Question 9) and ethical guidance (Question 10); overall, comparing those with additional training to those without and comparing those involved in research to those not involved in research (excludes those reporting that they are not currently involved in research but are planning to in the future).
| Not confident at all (%) | Slightly confident (%) | Somewhat confident (%) | Fairly confident (%) | Completely confident (%) | I am not aware of the policy/legislation (%) | Total number of responses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal policy/legislation | ||||||||
| GDPR | 16 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 196 | Overall |
| 13 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 46 | Additional training | |
| 17 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 8 | 18 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 83 | Involved in research | |
| 24 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| DPA 2018 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 197 | Overall |
| 15 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 47 | Additional training | |
| 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 14 | 17 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 84 | Involved in research | |
| 23 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| Health and Social Act 2018 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 195 | Overall |
| 30 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 46 | Additional training | |
| 41 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 149 | Without additional training | |
| 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 83 | Involved in research | |
| 44 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 100 | Not involved in research | |
| EU – US Privacy Shield | 57 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 197 | Overall |
| 43 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 47 | Additional training | |
| 62 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 50 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 84 | Involved in research | |
| 63 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| NHS Data Opt‐Out | 46 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 196 | Overall |
| 30 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 46 | Additional training | |
| 51 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 37 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 83 | Involved in research | |
| 53 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| Common Law Duty of Confidentiality | 29 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 198 | Overall |
| 21 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 48 | Additional training | |
| 31 | 17 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 85 | Involved in research | |
| 35 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| Ethical guidance | ||||||||
| Code of Conduct for Data Driven Health and Care Technology 2018 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 198 | Overall |
| 42 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 48 | Additional training | |
| 61 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 48 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 85 | Involved in research | |
| 64 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| NHSX: AI: How to Get it Right. 2019 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 198 | Overall |
| 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 48 | Additional training | |
| 66 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 51 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 85 | Involved in research | |
| 67 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 101 | Not involved in research | |
| Data Ethics Framework by Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport | 62 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 198 | Overall |
| 48 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 48 | Additional training | |
| 66 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 150 | Without additional training | |
| 55 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 85 | Involved in research | |
| 68 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 101 | Not involved in research | |