COVID-19 is associated with increased risks of post-viral illness, fatigue, embolism, depression, anxiety and respiratory conditions, according to new research led by the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research team based in Population Data Science at Swansea University. As the pandemic continues, there are growing concerns around the long-term symptoms experienced by people…
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 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 research, published in the International Journal of Population Data Science, was carried out by ADR Wales, one of the Centres of Excellence based in Population Data Science at Swansea University Medical School, housing and homelessness lead academics Dr Ian Thomas and Dr Peter Mackie, using linkage between anonymised data from healthcare-related services and Covid-19 testing results. The research…
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…
Last summer we announced SeRP’s (Secure eResearch Platform) role in the ground-breaking International COVID-19 Data Research Alliance – ICODA – funded by the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, a large-scale initiative started by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard with additional support from Minderoo Foundation, and other donors. ICODA is convened by Health Data Research UK.
Read the latest blog from Cystic Fibrosis Trust posted on 31st August 2021 that details the research undertaken by the One Wales team – “The uptake on the vaccine from people with CF is encouraging – and a step in the right direction” https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/news/covid-19-vaccination-among-the-cf-population-in-wales During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s become clear that getting up-to-date and…
A new report, published today by Public Health Wales, identifies marked declines in hospital care during the Coronavirus pandemic amongst those clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) to severe Coronavirus symptoms and advised to shield; and that this population were at a higher risk of experiencing poorer mental health than the general population from March to September…
The health and social care sector are never far from the top of the list of areas needing further insight to help make services and the experiences of people using them better – and that has only been amplified as both the immediate and consequential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are felt.
