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NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDY USING ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DATA PLATFORM FINDS NO INCREASE IN RISK OF SUICIDE DURING FIRST MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC

14 April 2021COVID-19, For Vulnerable People, News

A new observational study by Adolescent Mental Health Data Platform (ADP), published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, is the first to examine suicides occurring during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from multiple countries were analysed. The authors discovered that suicide numbers remained largely unchanged or declined in the pandemic’s early months. The…

SAIL DATABANK ACKNOWLEDGED FOR ITS IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL CORE STUDIES BY HEALTH DATA RESEARCH UK

6 April 2021COVID-19, For Government, News

Six months on from its launch, Health Data Research UK’s (HDR UK) National Core Studies Data & Connectivity programme has proven to be a crucial component of the UK’s COVID-19 response. In a recent letter from HDR UK Director, Andrew Morris, and CEO, Caroline Cake, Swansea University’s SAIL Databank was thanked for its important contribution…

ADR WALES RECOGNISED AS DATA COLLABORATION EXEMPLAR

30 March 2021News, One Wales

ADR Wales has been recognised as an exemplar for data collaboration in the new Digital Strategy for Wales. The Strategy, which sets out the roadmap for digital services and inclusion in Wales highlighted the role played by the ADR Wales partnership which brings together Government and academia to provide data driven analysis to areas of…

SAIL DATABANK REVEALS NO CASES OF RARE FORM OF CLOTTING IN COVID-19 VACCINATED POPULATION IN WALES

23 March 2021COVID-19, For Vulnerable People, News, One Wales

New research finds no cases of the rare blood disorder have been identified in the COVID-19 vaccinated population of Wales. A rapid evaluation of the Welsh healthcare data was undertaken to respond to an urgent request for information on COVID vaccine-related blood clots. The focus of the analysis was to understand whether reports of a…

NEW STUDY USING SAIL DATABANK EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ‘SHIELDING’ FROM COVID-19

16 March 2021COVID-19, For Vulnerable People, News

Shielding vulnerable people has been central to the response to COVID-19, but how well does it work? A Swansea University research team are to examine the evidence, to see what lessons can be learned for the future. Working with the NHS, the researchers, from the University’s Medical School, will consider how shielding affected deaths, hospital and intensive…

ADR Wales to examine the experiences of people with EU Pre-Settled and Settled Status

24 February 2021News

ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) has announced a grant of £177,053 to help better understand the needs and experiences of people in Wales who have European Union (EU) Pre-Settled and Settled Status. The EUSS (European Union Settled Status) Data Linkage project, led by ADR Wales, aims to better understand the experiences of EU citizens…

New 5-year asthma study finds people from deprived areas in Wales have worse outcomes and increased risk of death

12 February 2021News

The new research published in the journal, PLOS Medicine, was conducted by Swansea University’s Wales Asthma Observatory in collaboration with Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC) at the University of Liverpool and BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health. Jointly funded by Health and…

Separated parents using family courts in England more likely to live in deprived areas.

8 February 2021News

Separated parents in England who depend on the family courts to resolve private disputes over child arrangements are likely to live in the country’s most deprived areas, according to a new research report. The study also reveals a clear north-south divide in the number of private law applications being made, with rates being consistently highest…

Population Data Science Director recognised in data industry influence awards

3 February 2021News

Professor David Ford, Director of the Population Data Science Group at Swansea University, has been recognised amongst the most influential people in data and analytics in the 2021 edition of the DataIQ 100. As one of the founders of the world-leading SAIL Databank housed at Swansea University, David’s inclusion in the industry list recognises the…

MS Register reports concerns over growing vaccine confusion as 3 in 4 people with MS need advice

29 January 2021COVID-19, For Vulnerable People, News

A rising number of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) – some of whom are clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 – say they do not feel they have received enough information about COVID-19 vaccinations to make a clear decision on whether to take it, new research shows.1 The MS Register based in the Population Data…

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