The Data and Connectivity programme works to make vital data available to accelerate research on COVID-19. It is led by HDRUK in partnership with the Office for National Statistics.
COVID-19 Data and Connectivity
Data and Connectivity – led by HDR UK and in partnership with ONS – connects UK health data to support and accelerate research on COVID-19. The programme supports the five National Core Studies established by the government to answer key research questions on COVID, by enabling streamlined data access and analysis.
Data and Connectivity will bring together key assets of the UK data infrastructure by working in partnership with stakeholders from across the four nations to organise medical, biological and social science data on an unprecedented scale.
Enabling streamlined data access and analysis for COVID-19
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NCS Data and Connectivity uses and builds on the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway, a window shop platform for health data in the UK. Use the Innovation Gateway to explore NCS datasets and collections and request access to data for your research.
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Health Data Research UK and the Office for National Statistics are continuing to work in partnership with our Delivery partners to lead the Data and Connectivity Study. Our progress and impact can be tracked via our monthly sprint reports and our NCS Gateway Dashboard.
Explore our key progress and impact
Explore our 12 funded projects to accelerate use of data for vital COVID-19 research
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We have worked with our Delivery partners and key stakeholders to map vaccine data flows and linkages required for COVID-19 vaccine research, identify key research questions and enable data access. Vaccine datasets now available to access via the Health Data Research Innovation Gateway
Find out more about our work to support vaccine research
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Keep updated on our work and other matters related to health data science.
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As the Data and Connectivity National Core Study is a part of the UK’s research response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that patient and public involvement and engagement is a core theme that runs throughout its work.
We are working with patients and members of the public in a number of different ways to ensure we are truly embedding the patient and public voice in a meaningful way.
Latest News
Get the latest news and opinion updates on what’s going on across Data and Connectivity and the other National Core Studies.
New initiative supports safe and secure remote access to Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care data...
Data and Connectivity, led by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) in partnership with ONS, has launched a new data access initiative following an investment partnership with Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Department of Health (Northern Ireland).
COVID-19 vaccine data listed and available to request through HDR Innovation Gateway
Researchers now able to directly request access to national vaccine datasets enabling vital COVID-19 research.
Current projects
HDR UK selects 12 projects to accelerate use of data for vital COVID-19 research
12 urgent research projects are to receive new funding following a rapid call for COVID-19 data research initiatives by Health Data Research UK, Office for National Statistics and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The successful projects will build on existing UKRI and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) work to use national data to answer key COVID-19 research questions.
COVID-19 Data and Connectivity
Data and Connectivity – led by HDR UK and in partnership with ONS – connects UK health data to support and accelerate research on COVID-19. The programme supports the five National Core Studies established by the government to answer key research questions on COVID, by enabling streamlined data access and analysis.
Gateway Collection of National Core Studies
Over the past few months, experts and key funders have identified a number of key areas where the UK must increase research scale to respond to near term strategic, policy and operational needs, and ultimately maintain resilience against Covid-19 through the winter and beyond. These are the National Core Studies.
Data and Connectivity Videos
Watch our series of monthly video blogs showcasing the latest COVID-19 news and research.
Find and request access to data on our Health Data Research Innovation Gateway
Get involved
Our partners
The ONS – programme co lead
NHS Digital (England)
SAIL Databank / University of Swansea (Wales)
Public Health Scotland / EPCC University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
HSC Honest Broker Service (Northern Ireland)