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DataLoch brings together routine data collected as part of people’s day-to-day interactions with health and social care services. NHS Lothian is the lead Data Controller of all data hosted by DataLoch. Protecting the individual identities of all those in the data is the DataLoch team’s most important priority.

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Key DataLoch enhancements – May 2025 13/05/2025

Our latest major development sees the launch of the DataLoch Heart Disease Registry to substantially advance our support for cardiovascular research. This offering sits alongside our Respiratory, Cancer, and COVID registries in pre-defining critical data. Other data improvements include new hospital prescribing data, and a simplified approach to select laboratory-testing data.
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DataLoch logo: concentric circles each coloured with teal, dark blue, gold, light blue, and red

Key DataLoch enhancements – May 2025 13/05/2025

Our latest major development sees the launch of the DataLoch Heart Disease Registry to substantially advance our support for cardiovascular research. This offering sits alongside our Respiratory, Cancer, and COVID registries in pre-defining critical data. Other data improvements include new hospital prescribing data, and a simplified approach to select laboratory-testing data.
Read More
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DataLoch Heart Disease Registry: improving support for cardiovascular research 13/05/2025

Launching in May 2025, the DataLoch Heart Disease Registry will accelerate cardiovascular research while preserving the security of the data. We have developed this registry through closely collaborating with clinicians and researchers and it is supported by a British Heart Foundation Research Excellence Award to the University of Edinburgh.
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Concentric hearts using the DataLoch colours

DataLoch Heart Disease Registry: improving support for cardiovascular research 13/05/2025

Launching in May 2025, the DataLoch Heart Disease Registry will accelerate cardiovascular research while preserving the security of the data. We have developed this registry through closely collaborating with clinicians and researchers and it is supported by a British Heart Foundation Research Excellence Award to the University of Edinburgh.
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