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“If we’re not counted, we don’t count”: Sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in healthcare services

In celebration of Pride month, our guest blog from post-graduate researcher Hayley Lowther-Payne explores how her own research is addressing the inequalities that exist in healthcare services for...

BHF Data Science Centre Webinar: February 2024

Introduction to the Stroke Data Science Catalyst

Steffen Petersen

Professor Steffen Petersen was appointed as Director of the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre (interim), following Professor Cathie Sudlow stepping down from her roles as Chief...

Ross Forsyth

Ross has worked as a Research Project Manager for the last 10 years in a combination of NHS, third sector and University posts. Ross’ most recent post was manager of the Population Health...

Obesity speeds up the loss of COVID-19 vaccine protection

The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines drops quicker in people who are obese and severely obese, finds research enabled by EAVE II which is supported by the HDR UK Data and Connectivity...

Over 50,000 pre-term births averted during the pandemic, new large-scale analysis shows

The research, supported by the International COVID-19 Data Alliance and HDR UK, suggests the reduction in pre-term birth rates may be due to less air pollution and improved hygiene practices...

Early Warning (NEWS2) Scores to Predict Risk of Severe COVID-19

Researched used nationwide patient data to evaluate the effectiveness of the NEWS2 score for predicting who was at greatest risk of intensive care.

How unlocking health data shaped the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Research enabled by HDR UK has played a significant role in the study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and side effects.