University of Bristol: The purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for prostate cancer.

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation: University of Bristol
Source reference: DARS-NIC-147773-9G6ZN-v0.0
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

The purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for prostate cancer. This study will allow an unbiased comparison between men screened for prostate cancer and those not screened. The data generated will provide policy relevant data for one of the most controversial issues in health care: the potential impact on the UK population of screening for prostate cancer

Register reference: DARS-NIC-147773-9G6ZN-v0.0
Agreement period: not published to no end date published
For commercial purposes (as marked in the register): Not stated
Release files listed by NHS England: 42

Data approved

MRIS - Cause of Death Report
MRIS - Scottish NHS / Registration
MRIS - Members and Postings Report
MRIS - Flagging Current Status Report
MRIS - Cohort Event Notification Report
MRIS - Bespoke
MRIS - Personal Demographics Service

Objective, as published

Source: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/2019/http://content.digital.nhs.uk/media/22305/Data-Release-Register-April-to-August-2016/xls/Data_Release_Register__April_-_August_2016.xlsx. Captured 2026-10-30.

Limitations: Agreement as recorded in an NHS Digital register of approved data releases (2014–2019), retrieved from the UK Government Web Archive. That register lists releases made in its period and the agreement's purpose statement as it then stood; it gives no agreement dates, and the agreement may have changed since. Imported only where a paper quotes a reference no current register holds.