Digital health ethics

Digital health is a booming sector, and many technologies have been pushed out without due ethical consideration.

Although guidance is available on the topic, none existed for charities so we commissioned DataKind UK to research existing ethical principles and determine which are applicable to medical research charities.

This research, in combination with input from charities and ethics experts, distilled a set of core principles into a framework for charities to use to navigate the digital health space.

You can find guidance on partnering with the tech industry on this page.

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