PIONEER - to extend PIONEER but not a request for a new CAG review
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
356915
Contact name
Elizabeth Sapey
Contact email
Research summary
PIONEER: The UK Health Data Research Hub for Acute Care 20 August 2025 - 20 August 2030
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/EM/0130
Date of REC Opinion
11 Jun 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
PIONEER stores health data which relates to unplanned health care episodes, called acute care. Acute care is any unplanned health care contact. Acute care includes presentations of any cause (medical or surgical, trauma, paediatrics or women’s health) to any acute healthcare provider, from community services to hospitals.
PIONEER will collect and securely store linked, de-identified acute care health data from multiple health data providers to understand how, when and why patients use acute care, to help develop services to improve patient outcomes and choice.
Research programme
PIONEER is supported by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, the University of Birmingham and other regional and national acute care providers. Public and patient input is provided by the Data Trust Committee, who review and support data access requests. PIONEER is funded by Health Data Research-UK.
Research database title
PIONEER: The UK Health Data Research Hub for Acute Care 20 August 2025 - 20 August 2030
Establishment organisation
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Establishment organisation address
Mindelsohn Way
Edgbaston
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
B15 2TH