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### [The Regulation of AI in Healthcare: Device provenance is covered. Data provenance is the missing piece of the puzzle](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/the-regulation-of-ai-in-healthcare-device-provenance-is-covered.-data-provenance-is-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle)

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### [Less admin, more innovation: how HASP transformed data access](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/less-admin-more-innovation-how-hasp-transformed-data-access)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/samuel-regan-asante-QZM_EpZ05bQ-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/what-can-we-learn-from-nationwide)

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### [What can we learn from Nationwide?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/what-can-we-learn-from-nationwide)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/BIG%20DATA%20LDN.%20NEG%202%20-%20410x343.png)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/catch-us-at-big-data-london)

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### [Catch us at Big Data London](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/catch-us-at-big-data-london)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/thomas-nolte-Ow5r6jrqZaQ-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/pre-announcing-memir-context-is-everything)

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### [Pre-Announcing Memir: Context is Everything](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/pre-announcing-memir-context-is-everything)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/flyd-mT7lXZPjk7U-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/security-you-can-verify-why-our-clients-trust-us-with-their-data)

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### [Security you can verify: why our clients trust us with their data](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/security-you-can-verify-why-our-clients-trust-us-with-their-data)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/markus-spiske-dYZumbs8f_E-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/five-years-delivering-trust-the-worlds-climate-data-gateway)

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### [Five years delivering trust: the world’s climate data gateway](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/five-years-delivering-trust-the-worlds-climate-data-gateway)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/guerrillabuzz-7hA2wqBcSF8-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/fair-data-much-bigger-than-the-mac)

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### [FAIR data…Much Bigger than the MAC](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/fair-data-much-bigger-than-the-mac)

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### [Data Protection Complaints Handling: The New Legal Duty Is Now Live](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/data-protection-complaints-handling-the-new-legal-duty-is-now-live)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/irwan-rbDE93-0hHs-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/what-is-the-spr-and-what-happened-in-parliament-yesterday)

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### [What is the SPR, and what happened in Parliament yesterday?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/what-is-the-spr-and-what-happened-in-parliament-yesterday)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/south-summit-simple.png)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/southsummit)

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### [Behind the Scenes at MDW: The Final of South Summit](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/southsummit)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/inaki-del-olmo-NIJuEQw0RKg-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/when-do-we-need-a-catalogue-of-catalogues)

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### [When do we need a catalogue of catalogues?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/when-do-we-need-a-catalogue-of-catalogues)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/ries-bosch-5Dp7XJxILTk-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/is-convenience-a-good-reason-to-remove-patient-data-controls-whats-the-alternative)

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### [Is convenience a good reason to remove patient data controls? What's the alternative?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/is-convenience-a-good-reason-to-remove-patient-data-controls-whats-the-alternative)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/phyllis-lilienthal-V0jipasLr80-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/the-nhs-standards-directory-discover-the-standards-that-help-nhs-systems-connect-and-serve-patients-better)

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### [The NHS Standards Directory: Discover the standards that help NHS systems connect and serve patients better](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/the-nhs-standards-directory-discover-the-standards-that-help-nhs-systems-connect-and-serve-patients-better)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/DUJ-1.png)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/building-for-humans-the-data-user-journey)

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### [Building for Humans – The Data User Journey](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/building-for-humans-the-data-user-journey)

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### [What are data standards and why do they matter?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/what-are-data-standards-and-why-do-they-matter)

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### [What is data federation and why does the public sector need it?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/what-is-data-federation-and-why-does-the-public-sector-need-it)

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### [Riding waves and stripping things back: Introducing Project Charters](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/riding-waves-and-stripping-things-back-introducing-project-charters)

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### [Launching a Metadata Catalogue with East Midlands SDE](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/launching-a-metadata-catalogue-with-east-midlands-sde)

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### [Is Your Data AI Ready?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/is-your-data-ai-ready)

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[How to...](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/tag/how-to)

### [Five steps to creating your vision statement](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/five-steps-to-creating-your-vision-statement)

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### [Data Use and Access Act 2025: What UK Data Governance Professionals Need to Know](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/data-use-and-access-act-2025-what-uk-data-governance-professionals-need-to-know)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/grin-H4y6aOmgkMU-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/upcoming-webinar-creating-improved-access-to-research-data-through-a-user-centric-data-catalogue)

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### [Upcoming Webinar: Creating Improved Access to Research Data Through A User Centric Data Catalogue](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/upcoming-webinar-creating-improved-access-to-research-data-through-a-user-centric-data-catalogue)

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### [Enabling ICE: The Moral Obligations of Data Sharing](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/enabling-ice-the-moral-obligations-of-data-sharing)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/graph.png)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/pass-installing-a-new-secure-front-door-with-the-ons-secure-research-service)

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### [PASS: Installing a new secure front door with the ONS Secure Research Service](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/pass-installing-a-new-secure-front-door-with-the-ons-secure-research-service)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20sleek%20modern%20conference%20room%20filled%20with%20attentive%20participants%20seated%20at%20a%20long%20polished%20table%20A%20large%20screen%20at%20the%20front%20displa.png)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/why-mods-matters-building-a-shared-data-language-for-adult-social-care)

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### [Why MODS Matters: Building a Shared Data Language for Adult Social Care](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/why-mods-matters-building-a-shared-data-language-for-adult-social-care)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/glenn-carstens-peters-RLw-UC03Gwc-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/is-the-eu-commission-on-the-road-to-turning-europe-into-a-digital-vassal-of-us-tech)

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### [Is the EU Commission on the road to turning Europe into a “digital vassal” of US tech?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/is-the-eu-commission-on-the-road-to-turning-europe-into-a-digital-vassal-of-us-tech)

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### [New to FAIR data? Here's what you need to know...](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/new-to-fair-data-heres-what-you-need-to-know)

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### [Beyond biscuits…harnessing the power of data for good with HASP](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/beyond-biscuits-harnessing-the-power-of-data-for-good-with-hasp)

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### [The EU Data Act has just come into force. What, if anything, does this mean for the UK?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/the-eu-data-act-has-just-come-into-force.-what-if-anything-does-this-mean-for-the-uk)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20vibrant%20conference%20scene%20at%20the%20ADR%20UK%20Conference%202025%20A%20large%20banner%20displaying%20the%20conference%20logo%20and%20the%20title%20ADR%20UK%20Conference%202025%20hangs%20prominently%20above%20a%20bustling%20registration%20desk%20where%20attendees%20a%20diverse%20group%20of%20rese-1.png)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/fuelling-the-engine-metadataworks-at-the-adr-uk-conference-2025)

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### [Fuelling the engine: MetadataWorks at the ADR UK Conference 2025](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/fuelling-the-engine-metadataworks-at-the-adr-uk-conference-2025)

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### [Data News Flash: The Question of Data Donation](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/data-news-flash-the-question-of-data-donation)

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### [Fast tracking the digitisation of Adult Social Care](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/fast-tracking-the-digitisation-of-adult-social-care)

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### [Data Marketplace: What Has Your Data Got to Do with Smoothies?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/data-marketplace-what-has-your-data-got-to-do-with-smoothies)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/megan-watson-3E3AVpvlpao-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/sovereignty-or-residency-the-data-provenance-debate-in-light-of-shifting-geopolitics)

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### [Sovereignty or Residency? The data provenance debate in light of shifting geopolitics](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/sovereignty-or-residency-the-data-provenance-debate-in-light-of-shifting-geopolitics)

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### [Establishing a cohesive library: improving the user journey of a Secure Data Environment](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/establishing-a-cohesive-library-improving-the-user-journey-of-a-secure-data-environment)

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### [AI Opportunities Action Plan: White Elephant or Marker in the Sand?](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/ai-opportunities-action-plan-white-elephant-or-marker-in-the-sand)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/national-cancer-institute-BxXgTQEw1M4-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/transforming-the-future-of-adult-social-care-data)

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### [Transforming the Future of Adult Social Care Data](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/transforming-the-future-of-adult-social-care-data)

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### [Starting the year on the right foot: top technical developments from MetadataWorks](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/starting-the-year-on-the-right-foot)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/lucas-law-KDVGz-qnHfc-unsplash.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/promoting-consistency-and-reliability-in-health-and-care-data-the-nhs-standards-directory)

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### [Promoting consistency and reliability in health and care data: the NHS Standards Directory](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/promoting-consistency-and-reliability-in-health-and-care-data-the-nhs-standards-directory)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/blog%203.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/establishing-consistent-care-a-step-forward-with-the-uks-adult-social-care-record-mods)

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### [Establishing Consistent Care: A Step Forward With the UK’s Adult Social Care Record (MODS)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/establishing-consistent-care-a-step-forward-with-the-uks-adult-social-care-record-mods)

[![](https://metadataworks.ai/hubfs/blog1.jpg)](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/navigating-the-complexities-of-data-access-in-healthcare-balancing-risk-and-opportunity)

### [Navigating the Complexities of Data Access in Healthcare: Balancing Risk and Opportunity](https://metadataworks.ai/blog/navigating-the-complexities-of-data-access-in-healthcare-balancing-risk-and-opportunity)

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