We are the national institute for health data science.
Our mission is to unite the UK's health data to enable discoveries that improve people's lives.
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Our Research Priorities
Five UK-wide Research Driver programmes are focusing on areas where data science has great potential to improve public health, prevent people from becoming unwell, and enhance patient care.
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Celebrating five years of the Digital Innovation Programme
The DIH Programme was established in 2018 with a vision of realising the enormous potential of the UK’s health data for public and patient benefit. Five years later and this pioneering programme has reshaped the health data research landscape and created lasting impact!
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CVD-COVID-UK / COVID-IMPACT
CVD-COVID-UK aims to understand the relationship between COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and blood clots in the lungs through analyses of de-identified, linked, nationally collated healthcare datasets across the four nations of the UK.
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Health Data Science Black Internship Programme
As the UK’s national institute for health data research, we are helping to transform the prospects of talented Black health data scientists in the UK by providing opportunities to flourish in STEM careers through our health data research Black Internship Programme.
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HDR UK Futures
HDR UK Futures is a free and flexible virtual learning platform which lets you learn from national and international experts however and whenever suits you.
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News Story
Health inequalities highlighted in new study linking poverty to risk of sepsis
People living in deprivation are at greater risk of developing and dying from sepsis, reveals a new study co-funded by HDR UK and led by the University of Manchester.
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Long-term use of painkillers from a young age may be linked to poor mental health and substance misuse
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Professor Andrew Morris presented with Royal Medal from the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Advancing Health Research
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Publications
We advance health data science by funding research that uses data at scale and by enabling others in our community to do the same.
Our vision is that every patient, clinical trial, biomedical...
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Research Driver Programmes
Five UK-wide Research Driver Programmes will harness the power of large-scale data to deliver ground-breaking scientific impacts and infrastructure innovation.
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Case Studies
Case study examples of how we have enabled research across the UK.
Infrastructure and Services
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Discover Data on the Gateway
The Health Data Research Innovation Gateway (the 'Gateway') search engine or 'portal' provides a common entry point for researchers and innovators to discover and request access to health...
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Health Data Research Hubs
The Health Data Research Hubs provide a rich toolkit of healthcare datasets, infrastructure and expertise that enable users to identify, access, understand and use data to improve people’s lives.
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UK Health Data Research Alliance
The UK Health Data Research Alliance (the 'Alliance') is an independent alliance of leading healthcare and research organisations united to establish best practice for the ethical use of UK health...
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