There were over a thousand fewer new cases of bowel, breast and lung cancers diagnosed in Wales in 2020, compared to 2019, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer this month. This is equivalent to a 15 per cent reduction in the diagnosis of these common cancers. Researchers analysed NHS…
Research paper available here in IJPDS Download Infographic New research offers an external and independent assessment of the first QCovid prediction tool used to estimate the risk of a person being hospitalised, or dying from COVID-19. This study was designed to evaluate the validity of the original QCovid algorithm for COVID-19-related deaths in the Welsh…
Background to National Core Studies In response to the COVID-19 emergency, The UK Government swiftly established the National Core Studies (NCS) initiative in Summer 2020 to tackle the unique combination of health risks posed by the pandemic. In a letter to key strategic delivery partners sent by the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Patrick Vallance, experts…
Research paper is available here Read more in Plain English here Data and Connectivity: COVID-19 Vaccines group Pharmacovigilance (DaC-VaP) Download infographic here In one of the largest studies of its kind, new research followed nearly 83,000 health care workers in Wales, from 7th December 2020 to 30th September 2021, following first and second doses for…
Last month, Health Data Research (HDR) UK, in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute, announced nine successful applications following a £2m UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding call to support UK Government’s National Core Study (NCS) programme. Nine projects were funded, with five of those requesting to use the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank,…
The UK-wide Networked Data Lab (NDL) is a collaborative network of analytical teams across the UK working together using linked datasets on key issues facing health and care services today. Its latest research reveals a devastating and lasting impact of the pandemic on those asked to shield. The NDL aims to provide health system leaders…
Professor of Public Health and Director of SeRP, SAIL Databank and Population Data Science at Swansea University, Professor Ronan Lyons, chats to Oliver Hides last week on BBC Radio Wales. Professor Lyons discusses Welsh Governments implementation of ‘COVID Passes’ with Oliver, who was sitting in for Gareth Lewis on the drive-time slot. In force from…
Back in July of this year, we discussed with members of the ‘One Wales’ group the collaborative approach aiding understanding of vaccine uptake and safety in wales in the over 80s. The group has now examined vaccination inequities in the over 50s amongst ethnic minorities and in areas of deprivation. The One Wales team is…
From ADR Wales. The COVID-19 pandemic showed how access to timely data is critical for researchers and policymakers to best understand a situation and its impact on society. Due to the increased need for this data, the data acquisition team at ADR Wales and its partnered SAIL Databank have secured to date 28 new data…
They may be seen as the ones least vulnerable to transmission and the negative health impacts of Covid-19, but pandemic restrictions disrupted young people’s education, physical activity and opportunities to socialise.
