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UK Heath Data Research Alliance continues to expand membership
Four new organisations join “The Alliance”, working together to create a unified approach to use of health data across the UK.
Innovative UK data hub to enable research and innovation to tackle mental illness
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have today announced a new Hub to provide innovative data resources for mental health research and innovation. The Hub will...
COVID-19 Research Roundup | 12 May 2021
We are continuing to work 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.
NHS Digital primary care data collection for planning and research
Today, NHS Digital has published a Data Provision Notice (DPN) to collect primary care data for use in health and care planning and research. The aim is to provide a comprehensive dataset that...
HDR UK seeks feedback on Data Standards Green Paper
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) are delighted to publish the latest Green Paper on Data Standards, building on the principles outlined in initial consultation paper published in June 2020. The...
Health Data Research UK launches new search functionality
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has launched a new functionality which will allow researchers to search by specific population criteria across multiple datasets.
Health Data Research UK releases report on progress to date
The report, ‘Improving Health Data: Impacts from Health Data Research Hubs’, details their journey since launching in October of 2019, when seven centres of excellence in data, tools,...
Seven health science Hubs provide a model for transforming the health data landscape
In just 18 months, the Health Data Research Hubs demonstrated significant impact across the UK
Internship programme aims to tackle underrepresentation of Black people in STEM
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is launching an internship programme this summer, as part of its response to the heavy underrepresentation of Black people in the science, technology, engineering...