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…
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 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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Swansea University is part of a study that will assess health of nation’s 20,000 domiciliary care staff The first study to establish the risk of COVID-19 to domiciliary care workers across Wales is to launch today. The pandemic is thought to have had a major impact on the health of the 20,000 workers who offer…
SAIL Databank and BREATHE – the Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health will join forces with researchers across the UK to support vital studies into coronavirus antibodies and immunity. The £4m project will pool existing UK coronavirus antibody data in one secure source to accelerate the search for treatments and inform decisions around shielding…
Led by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), in partnership with the Office for National Statisitics, The National Core Studies programme will stimulate new, comprehensive and co-operative research efforts into COVID-19. The programme comprises six study arms; infection and surveillance, trials, transmission and environment, immunity, longitudinal health and data and connectivity.
