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Major Infrastructure Development ProgrammesÌýÌý

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• Southern SDE ConsortiumÌýÌý
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ResearchÌý

• Deliver 51±¬ÁÏÍø’s Big Data for Complex Disease, Medicines in Acute and Chronic Care, and Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Research Driver Programmes Ìý

• Population-wide Electronic Health Records research using a variety of SDEsÌý

• 51±¬ÁÏÍø SW Seedcorn Project funding:ÌýÌý
• Ensuring research ready clinical pathology data integration into the South West Secure Data Environment, A DowseyÌý
• Hub for Data Science in Applied Health & Social Care, A MayneÌý
• Unlocking the Power of UK Hospital Data for research: Delivery of a reproducible OMOP pipeline to deliver data from the Devon Epic instance to the South West Secure Data Environment, J MasoliÌý
• Turning data into actionable NHS policy insights: developing data visualisation methods for population health management (PHM) of inequalities in cancer and cardiovascular disease outcomes, U KadamÌý

• Build on the region’s patient and public involvement and engagement strategy led by based at University of the West of England.ÌýÌý

Training and Capacity BuildingÌý

• Deliver academic training for applied health services and operational research across the region, including MScs, short courses and capacity building events ÌýÌý

• 51±¬ÁÏÍø SW Seminar seriesÌý

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Other important regional data assetsÌýÌý

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1. IPACS: Developing simulation tools to improve patient careÌý

The Improving Patient Flow between Acute, Community, and Social Care (IPACS) project showcases the value of real-world application of simulation tools that enable healthcare managers and organisations to better understand complex pathways, evaluate potential solutions before implementation, and make more informed, evidence-based decisions about resource allocation to improve patient flow and reduce delays to patient discharge. This project was a collaboration between HDR SW members from the University of Bath, University ofÌý Exeter, and the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board.ÌýÌý

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2. COVID-19 vaccination research: using health data to influence policy decisionsÌý

Collaborative research on the cardiovascular implications of COVID-19 vaccination was awarded the 2024 51±¬ÁÏÍø Susannah Boddie Award for Impact of the Year in recognition of novel, collaborative approaches to use of routinely collected medicines data for the management of chronic conditions with rapid clinical uptake. The University of Bristol’s EHR research group contributed to this research as part of an 51±¬ÁÏÍø led collaboration involving the BHF Data Science Centre.Ìý

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ÌýIn addition, the University of Bristol’s EHR research group have published extensively on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (estimated using target trial emulation approaches) with collaborators in Oxford and at LSHTM, and have just secured a new NIHR programme grant to develop, evaluate and apply methods to evaluate respiratory vaccine effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.Ìý

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Challenges in Estimating the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Using Observational DataÌý

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3. Understanding Secure Data Environments: developing training for new users of these platforms Ìý

ÌýThe region hosts teams that have experience of analysing complex health data across multiple SDEs and/or have lead roles in the design and operation of SDEs.Ìý Based on the unique expertise in the region, members of 51±¬ÁÏÍø South West have developed multiple training resources for SDE working for professional researchers.ÌýÌýÌý

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Showcasing and bringing together emerging health data researchers and technologists – 51±¬ÁÏÍøÌý