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The Scheme Data Collection Benefits Joining FAQs Feedback Reports Comments     Frequently Asked Questions Are we allowed to provide confidential patient-related data to such a database? Can I provide data to THIN if I am already providing data to another research database? Is THIN only open to practices in England? Will our practice be identifiable? Will the data extraction process damage our practice computer or invalidate our maintenance contract with our computer supplier? If I decided to let InPS run my initial data extraction, what would happen to my backup? Once your practice’s backup has been restored at InPS, the data extraction process would be run, the restored practice data would be erased from InPS’s computer, and the backup returned to the practice by secure carrier. The anonymised data would then be sent on to THIN. THIN has as much, if not more, to lose than a practice by any breaches of patient confidentiality. THIN’s expertise in data collection and processing is unsurpassed worldwide. Does the data collection process take long? Will we be asked to do any additional work? It all sounds too good to be true. What are the drawbacks? If we join the scheme, are we committed to provide data for any length of time?

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