What is Health Data Research?
Health data research is a growing area of work and combines maths, statistics and technology to manage and analyse very large amounts of different datasets across our health and care systems. The information we obtain from health data research will enable us to make advances in healthcare.
COVID-19 National Core Studies
The National Core Studies programme is enabling the UK to use health data and research to inform both our near and long-term responses to COVID-19, as well as accelerating progress to establish a world-leading health data and research infrastructure for the future.
Our Work to Help SAGE
HDR UK is working in partnership to support the UK government and the NHS in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to enable rapid health data research into COVID-19 utilising the data assets, skills and expertise that we have across the UK.
Accelerating reproducible science through open science and open code
PRINCIPLE – accelerated recruitment for Clinical Trials through rapid access to large, linked datasets and integrated patient engagement
A novel, collaborative approach based on making key datasets available has led to significantly enhanced recruitment to PRINCIPLE - an important clinical trial supporting research into potential...
The RECOVERY Trial: Findings so far
The RECOVERY Trial has been set up in record time to test drugs against COVID-19 and findings thus far have informed policy and saved lives.
A data asset to support multimorbidity research
Multimorbidity researchers in Swansea have developed a protocol to explore the most deeply phenotyped population cohort in the UK – created by HDR UK investment.
The UK’s national institute for health data science brings sector together to tackle the underrepresentation of Black people in the science community
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) are leading by example in the health data science industry through their response to the issue that Black people are heavily underrepresented in the science,...
Covid: Asthma drug ‘speeds up recovery at home’
A cheap drug, commonly used to treat asthma, can help people recover more quickly from COVID-19, PRINCIPLE trial finds.
Interview Series: Professor Cathie Sudlow, Director of the BHF Data Science Centre
Health Tech Newspaper interviews the BHF Data Science Centre's Cathie Sudlow about the BHF Data Science Centre's work with NHS Digital and partners to carry out cardiovascular research by...
Find data via our HDR Innovation Gateway
This portal provides a common entry point to discover and request access to UK health datasets. Detailed information about the datasets, made available by members of the UK Health Data Research Alliance, include a description, size of the population, and legal basis for access.