Minister for Health amends Health Research Regulations on personal information
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, today made significant amendments to the Health Research Regulation 2018. Those Regulations provide the legal framework that governs the collection, use and sharing of an individual’s personal information for health research purposes.
The amendments deal with the following main areas: pre-screening to establish suitability or eligibility for inclusion in health research; carrying out low risk retrospective chart reviews; deferred consent in exceptional medical situations and new rules on consent generally.
The Minister said: Ultimately, the success of health research in Ireland as in any country is dependent upon public support for research. Any person using our health services rightly feels that his or her medical information is respected and safeguarded. That is why the purpose of the amendments is to facilitate health research and