Two-way trust is needed to make the most of health data

Many people worry when they hear that organisations are using and sharing digital health data. What are they up to? Meanwhile, those organisations may worry that being more open could lead people to complain about the decisions they make. It's a vicious circle that can stop good things happening. A lack of transparency over the extent of data sharing by the UK National Health Service on 1.6 million patients with Google's artificial intelligence company DeepMind has been reported by New Scientist.