Research Ethics Committee approval for the CTSU clinical trial follow-up service
This study has been reviewed and approved by the South Central - Oxford C Research Ethics Committee, reference number 19/SC/0590.
More information about the EBCTCG project can be found on the CTSU website.
Research is a task that we perform in the public interest. The University of Oxford, as sponsor, is the data controller. This means that we, as University of Oxford researchers, are responsible for looking after your information and using it properly. We will use the minimum personally-identifiable information possible.
The legal basis for the processing and storage of personal data for the CTSU Clinical Trial Follow-up Service is that it is ‘a task in the public interest’ (article 6 (1) (e)) and, that sensitive personal data is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes (article 9 (2) (j), based on Article 89 (1)).
Under Section 251 of the NHS Act 2006, we have permission to conduct this study without consent.
We have special permission to conduct the CTSU clinical trial follow-up service without study-specific consent (i.e. link, transfer, process and analyse the data) from the Confidential Advisory Group. This permission is given under Section 251 of the National Health Service Act 2006 and its current regulations, the Health Service (Control of Patient Information Regulations 2002) (CAG reference number: 20/CAG/0143).
What to do next?
If you decide you do not want your data to be linked in this way you can withdraw from this follow-up, without affecting your current medical care, by contacting the study team at the email address given below.
Data protection regulation provides you with control over your personal data and how it is used. When you agree to your information being used in research, [Where we have received special permission from the Confidential Advisory Group] however, some of those rights may be limited in order for the research to be reliable and accurate. Further information about your rights with respect to your personal data, specifically your right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, is available on the University's website or by contacting our data protection officer or the study team using the details below.
If you have further questions, please contact the study team at the following email address:
Email: bc.overview@ndph.ox.ac.uk