“…These datasets can be used to improve diagnosis, inform preventative medicine practices and reduce adverse effects of drugs and other treatments. The impact of big data is visible across a variety of clinical settings and fields, including intensive care ( Carra et al., 2020 ), emergency departments, cardiovascular diseases ( Leopold et al., 2020 ), mental health ( Simon, 2019 ), oncology ( Patel et al., 2018 ), paediatrics ( Li et al., 2020 ), psychiatry ( Weissman, 2020 ), preventive care ( Batarseh et al., 2020 ), ophthalmology ( Brown et al., 2018 ), dementia ( Ienca et al., 2018 ), diabetes ( Musacchio et al., 2020 ) and asthma ( Tang et al., 2020 ). In the opinion of Edwards and Veale, as quoted by Professor Mitrou “algorithms increasingly regulate our lives, as they enable or support decisions that they are vital of our welfare and freedoms” ( Mitrou, 2019 ).…”