Collaboration

In light of the COVID-19 crisis, in March 2020 colleagues from NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh asked the DataLoch team to help in the production of a dedicated COVID-19-linked dataset. This request was motivated by a need to support immediate hospital-based service management and to provide a foundation for active and anticipated regional and national research into the outbreak.

The DataLoch team, working in collaboration with clinicians on NHS Lothian data, built a linked COVID-19 dataset for use by approved researchers on 30 April 2020.

Collaboration

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Projects Delivered

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Survival extrapolation use case - an OMOP study using the SESCD cancer database Dr Mahéva Vallet Non Covid-19 Project

The use of hospital data has significantly expanded in the past years to better understand treatment patterns and patients’ characteristics. Comparing tre...
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Investigating the regularity of collection of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in adults vs children Dr Holly Tibble Non Covid-19 Project

Asthma affects more than 1 in 10 people in the UK. If untreated, asthma attacks can lead to unease and at worst death. In the UK alone, every 10 seconds, ...
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Opportunities and Challenges in Primary Care Data

Ally Hume, Principal Architect

Ally Hume, Principal Architect

The primary care data from GPs that are hosted by the DataLoch service provide huge opportunities for population-level observation research o...
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Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Research: importance and support

Members of the DataLoch Public Reference Group

Members of the DataLoch Public Reference Group

Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is crucially important for research. It ensures that the value of research – tangible be...
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Behind the scenes at DataLoch 27/02/2024

Our latest update takes a close look at some of the work we do at DataLoch beyond preparing data extracts for NHS service-improvement project...
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Unveiling the Impact of the SARA Project: collaboratively improving health data access 11/12/2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, data plays a pivotal role in transformative discoveries and enhancing patient outcomes. Howeve...
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