DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer
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DATA-CAN is a UK-wide partnership that aims to unlock the power of health data to improve cancer care. One of the @HDR_UK research hubs. Hosted by @UCLPartners.
Joined January 2020
#CancerData now available in the secure @NHSDigital #TrustedResearchEnvironment to help researchers understand impact of #COVID19 on #cancer patients. Made possible due to #DATACAN partnership with @NHSDigital & work by @UniversityLeeds & @LeedsHospitals
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DATA-CAN has worked with NHS Digital to make cancer data available in a secure national Trusted Research Environment to help understand the impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients.
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DATA-CAN partner organisations NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh have developed DataLoch, a new secure and pioneering data service which will enable improvements in health and social care in Scotland and across the UK.
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DATA-CAN partner organisations NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh have developed DataLoch, a new secure and pioneering data service which will enable improvements in health and social care...
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We are so pleased to welcome Abiodun Azeez as an intern this summer as part of the @HDR_UK Health Data Science Black Internship Programme. Abiodun is working with one of our founding partners @IQVIA_UK in their Real World Solutions team #10000BlackInterns
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Abiodun Azeez, a Master of Public Health graduate in Field Epidemiology, will be working with DATA-CAN founding partner IQVIA, in their Real World Solutions team this Summer.
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Always so enlightening to catch up with @HassanChaudhury - but on this occasion, there seemed to be so much more around #innovation across the UK and beyond to learn about🤓 @HDR_UK @HIMSS @doctolib @OrchaHealth #healthdata
https://t.co/jWzPZ6cTje via @HealthITNews
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We’re delighted to share our 2021/22 Impact Report, which showcases how we have worked across organisational boundaries throughout the #COVIDpandemic to harness research and innovation, driving improvements in health and care. https://t.co/vH3j5CczsV (1/7)
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Congratulations to Prof Mark Lawler, #DATACAN's scientific director, and @EuropeanCancer on their brilliant work on the #TimeToActCancer campaign on the impact of #COVID19 on #Cancer across #Europe. Rightly recognised in this award. @HDR_UK
📢 Mark Lawler, Co-Chair of the Special Network on #Covid19 & @QUB, on the win of the #CommuniquéAwards 2022 🏆 with @BCWBrussels “#TimeToActCancer 👉 if we don't act now, Covid-19 will trigger a future #Cancer epidemic” 🗞️ https://t.co/uLwBTNJhmv 🌐 https://t.co/KpBQ4R6xKC
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New research, involving #DATACAN’s scientific director Prof Mark Lawler @QUBelfast suggests that providing a break in treatment to patients with advanced #bowelcancer could not only benefit quality of life but could also help save the #NHS £1.2 billion.
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New research, involving DATA-CAN's scientific director Prof Mark Lawler, suggests that providing a break in treatment to patients with advanced bowel cancer could not only benefit quality of life but...
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"...The benefit that can be had from an individual’s patient record goes far beyond those hospital walls, if treated with respect and privacy…” #usemydata @data_can_hub
For anyone who missed our Building a legacy for UK health data research infrastructure event earlier this week, here's a summary of the achievements of the #Hubs since the launch in 2019. Watch: https://t.co/e0LbrPTAfQ
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Great to part of this excellent initiative and to welcome #DATACAN's first intern of the year today #BlackInternsProg
We’ve launched our #BlackInternProg! 🎉Join us, our #classof2022 and host organisations at the launch on 1 July to see how we’re tackling underrepresentation of Black people within #STEM careers. More: https://t.co/WDIiGwHNxP
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After initial anxiety about running our first hybrid event since 2020, it’s great to see a packed room here in Birmingham and so many colleagues only seen on screen for the past couple of years!
Great to see so many of you joining us in person today at #DIHevent in Birmingham! If you couldn't make it, you can still keep up with all the #healthdataresearch action via our live YouTube stream 📺 Join now➡️ https://t.co/55DNv7xYan
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@data_can_hub is the Hub for Cancer ⚕️ Their aim is to make high quality health data more accessible for cancer researchers and health professionals, to help improve cancer services and patient outcomes 🫶 https://t.co/j1h64zhPZL
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We're excited to be at our event “Building a Legacy for Health Data Research Infrastructure” to showcase the impact of the #DigitalInnovationHubProgramme achieved through the outstanding partnerships across the UK to establish a strong foundation for the future. #DIHEvent
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We’re ready for #NHSConfedExpo today! 👇Check out the thread below for our speakers and presentations.
It’s #NHSConfedExpo this week! We will be speaking at multiple stages, covering subjects ranging from our Proactive Care Frameworks to the importance of championing diversity in healthcare innovation. Read this thread for a full rundown... https://t.co/qjEZGQdKRL
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Today is National Cancer Survivor’s Day. The Health Data Research Hub for cancer @data_can_hub is leading the way in ground-breaking #health data research to improve cancer care. #NCSD2022 Read more here: https://t.co/oAoxwVblsT
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There’s still time to sign up for our exciting event Building a legacy for #healthdataresearch infrastructure on 28 June in Birmingham. Key speakers include former BBC tech correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones who will open the event with a Q&A. Register here: https://t.co/anY2elXbbS
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We have developed new search tools for primary care teams to identify patients with long-term conditions at-risk due to COVID disruption, underpinning new guidance by @rcgp Read more: https://t.co/WgZNTM3hiO
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The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) supports exceptional individuals to scale promising innovations across England’s NHS for greater patient and staff benefit. Find out more about this year's cohort of innovators: https://t.co/Mu8Rh1EI7E
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Today, the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) announced the 10 remarkable innovators who will be supported to spread their promising innovations in England’s NHS over the next three years. The selected...
Find out more about innovation accelerators in the first panel session on Thursday 16 June, featuring Suzanne Ali-Hassan, Deputy Director of @NHSAccelerator and Deputy Director of Commercial and Innovation at @UCLPartners. #NHSConfedExpo @ConfedExpo
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Collections are curated lists of resources around a particular topic, like #COVID19 @COVID19_LHW, #cancer @data_can_hub and #mentalhealth @DatamindUK, including datasets, tools, papers, and data uses. Check out Collections on the #HealthDataGateway: https://t.co/6nHbtJvvJF
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Significant drop in #cancer diagnoses in #Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic - new study published in the @BrJCancer by a research group including #DATACAN and @PopDataSci_SU. Read more here https://t.co/Dw4Tp27WTe
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A new study in the British Journal of Cancer by DATA-CAN and partners has found that there were over a thousand fewer new cases of bowel, breast and lung cancers diagnosed in Wales in 2020, compared...
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@data_can_hub researchers using #SAILDatabnk analysed NHS Wales cancer #data on diagnoses of common cancers to help understand effect of first full year of the #COVID19 #pandemic. >1000 fewer new cases - 15% reduction in diagnoses. Published in @BrJCancer
https://t.co/695j2Ao6la
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Join us at our special event Building a Legacy for #HealthDataResearch Infrastructure on 28 June in Birmingham. Hear about the latest developments in #technology, #infrastructure and #standards that are supporting trustworthy research with #healthdata: https://t.co/fyqxc1lyEn
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