I don't think the opt out rate will be high enough to affect anything really. A quick google shows it was just 2.74% back in March 2019. Even if it hits 10% it's not going to affect much research.
I'm part of several trials at the moment (ONS/IQVIA Covid study, STRIDES donation study, and something else I can't remember right now) but they have explicit opt-in so they shouldn't be affected by me opting out of the general NHS one.
As others have said, it should have been opt-in and not opt-out.
Reminds me, need to fill in the other form and get it to my GP soon.
GDPR is about personal data, which pretty much means personally-identifiable data. And it's aimed at commercial organisations, and very general in most areas. Then anonymisation of bulk data is a complex subject in its own right...
I don't think the opt out rate will be high enough to affect anything really. A quick google shows it was just 2.74% back in March 2019. Even if it hits 10% it's not going to affect much research.
I'm part of several trials at the moment (ONS/IQVIA Covid study, STRIDES donation study, and something else I can't remember right now) but they have explicit opt-in so they shouldn't be affected by me opting out of the general NHS one.
As others have said, it should have been opt-in and not opt-out.
Reminds me, need to fill in the other form and get it to my GP soon.