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…
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…
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…
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.
The emergence of viable vaccines to protect against COVID-19 was marked as one of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent history, providing a beacon of hope and a step towards a sense of normality for many.
Dr Peter Mackie and Dr Ian Thomas, are the academic leads for ADR Wales’ Housing and Homelessness body of work. Here, Ian discusses their plans to explore COVID-19 infection rates amongst people experiencing homelessness in Wales using the COVID-19 test data that is now available for approved researchers to access via the SAIL Databank.
The first population-level study of COVID-19 transmission between pupils and staff in a school environment has shown that the opening of schools in Wales between September and December 2020 was not associated with an increased risk of staff testing positive. The study, which was carried out by the One Wales COVID-19 response team, found that…
