Bringing together colleagues from within the Population Data Science group and across Wales including HDR UK, ADR Wales, SAIL Databank, ADP, BREATHE, Welsh Government, Public Health Wales and NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) has resulted in an agile and responsive approach to tackling data analysis and intelligence generation based on both the constant and newly developing priorities for tackling COVID-19 in Wales.
The One Wales team will continue to work together to identify gaps in knowledge and streamline efforts to deliver vital intelligence to help policymakers understand and plan around the issue of COVID-19 in Wales and across the UK.
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…
