Connected Health Cities: Data linkage of urgent care data
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Analysing Emergency and Urgent Care System Demand in Yorkshire and Humber: A data-linkage study of pre-hospital, emergency department and out of hours service data
IRAS ID
215818
Contact name
Suzanne Mason
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FOundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
This study aims to collect routine NHS data from a number of providers of emergency and urgent care (EUC) in the Yorkshire and Humber region and link the data to provide a coherent picture of EUC demand for a period of 84 months (7 years).
The CLAHRC data linkage study (Sheffield REC-14/YH/1139) has successfully linked Yorkshire Ambulance Service (incident details from calls to 999 and NHS 111) with hospital data (ED/Inpatient) from every acute hospital trust in the Yorkshire and Humber region using data covering a 12-month period. A methodologically sound data-linkage process has been developed and analysis undertaken to provide a basic understanding of demand on EUC services. This study will use this tested methodology to provide a much more detailed picture of the characteristics of demand across the EUC system spanning a 84-month period (2011-2017 Inclusive), linking data from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service/ NHS111, hospital data (ED/ Inpatient) and where possible other out of hours service providers.
The analysis will assess the types of patients (age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic profile, clinical groups) accessing the system and analyse patterns of use by these patient characteristics over the 84-month period (2011-2017 Inclusive) of data capture. It will build on the data linkage analysis performed in the CLAHRC study to identify key pressure points in the EUC system and where interventions (for patients and services) should be targeted to reduce pressure on services and provide more appropriate care for patients.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0024
Date of REC Opinion
14 Feb 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion