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Data Trust Committee Quarterly Report – August to October 2021

Download and read the Data Trust Committee quarterly report – August 2021 to October 2021 (PDF, 157kb).

30 November 2021 No Comments

News and blogs

Building a more resilient service in acute medicine

Elizabeth Sapey is a FLIER participant and Professor of Acute and Respiratory Medicine at the University of Birmingham. Q: What issue in health research do you want to take on

29 November 2021 No Comments

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News and blogs

Ensuring the Trust in Trusted Research Environments

Suzy Gallier, our Technical Director shares her thoughts on Trusted Research Environments and the work undertaken by PIONEER in their work with Health Data Research UK. What are Trusted Research

18 November 2021 No Comments

News and blogs

“No two hours are the same” – meet Business Manager Andrew Percy

PIONEER is the Health Data Research Hub for Acute Care, established in November 2019. PIONEER was built upon the expertise of digital health data curation and data sharing analytics of

12 October 2021 No Comments

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Publications

Rapid adaptation of a local healthcare digital system to COVID-19: the experience in Birmingham

Highlights Patients, clinicians and managers all benefit from effective digital health tools Design of digital health tools must be clinically led and evidence based Clear referral and triage processes permit

11 October 2021 No Comments

researcher wearing purple gloves holds two vials of blood. more vials are seen in a rack in the background.

Project summaries

The impact of electronic order communications on laboratory turnaround times in acute hospital care

Aims This project aims to describe the impact of electronic orders on laboratory turnaround times for processing blood tests at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Electronic orders are the ability to request tests using electronic

5 October 2021 No Comments

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Project summaries

Patient outcomes study in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Aims To learn more about the best care pathways for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) patients, by analysing data using artificial intelligence. Background Acute Myeloid Leukaemia is a rare cancer. The best treatment for patients with AML remains uncertain. This

1 October 2021 No Comments

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Project summaries

Food banks and the incidence of diseases associated with poverty in Birmingham

Aims To use hospital admissions data to look at the likelihood of illnesses related to malnutrition in areas near to new food banks. Background Over the past ten years there has been a rapid rise in the number

28 September 2021 No Comments

woman in hijab receives covid-19 vaccination

Project summaries

The changing face of hospitalised COVID-19 in Birmingham

Aims To understand how the pandemic has evolved, including the impact of changing social restrictions, treatments and the vaccination programme. Background COVID-19 continues to cause high levels of admissions to

3 August 2021 No Comments

3d rendered image showing the placement of the lungs in the human body. the illustration shows the trachea, right and left bronchus and bronchioles

Project summaries

A study to characterise hospitalised exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) using real world data

Aims To understand how well the causes of exacerbations of COPD are identified in routine clinical care and what the outcomes are following exacerbations, including repeat admissions in the following

28 July 2021 No Comments

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