Welcome to the growing community of Gateway users accessing the UK’s unified platform to search, discover and request access to health data sets for research and innovation.
DataLoch has collaborated with the BREATHE Health Data Research Hub and others at Heath Data Research UK to create a database of South-East Scotland residents diagnosed with chronic respiratory conditions, specifically Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Disease.
The database covers a total population of of 60,000+ patients and contains research-ready data on demographics, diagnoses, condition events, measurements and medications.
Collections are curated around a particular theme or topic and bring together related resources such as datasets, papers, tools and data uses listed on the Gateway.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week (from 15 to 23 May) our collection of the month is: Mental Health. This collection includes several datasets from DATAMIND - the Health Data Research Hub for Mental Health Informatics Research Development.
The UK is home to some of the best mental health data in the world. Making it easier to find and use enables scientists, clinicians and other healthcare professionals to conduct research faster and more effectivity that will improve the lives of people living with poor mental health in the UK.
Take a closer look at some of the mental health-related datasets published on the Gateway and how they're currently being used for research in this blog post.
HDR UK awarded £70 million to continue its mission
Health Data Research UK has been awarded £70 million to continue its mission of uniting the UK’s health data to enable discoveries that improve people’s lives. The next five years of funding from 2023 to 2028 will enable HDR UK to follow a plan to increase the speed, scale and quality of health data science.
Comment on DARE UK's federated architecture draft by 26 May
DARE UK have designed a model architecture for its proposed federated network of TREs to strengthen UK-wide sensitive data research. The draft blueprint is now ready for pubic review and comment.
New Alliance members announced
Three leading health organisations including a research institute and two research cohorts have joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance to develop best practice around the ethical use of health data to improve the population’s health outcomes.
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