General Resources - Data & Digital

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BTS audit data portal

BTS publishes regular national audit reports which are publicly accessible. This portal covers Asthma, Bronchectasis, Pneumonia, Pulmonary...

BTS Lung Disease Registries

BTS Lung Disease Registries provide a means of national data collection encompassing three disease areas; IPF, sarcoidosis and MDR-TB.  Visit the...

SHAPE

SHAPE from the Department of Health and Social Care, links national data sets clinical analysis, public health, primary care and demographic data with...

The National Clinical Audit Programme

A list of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP) ran by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) Visit the...

Health Data Research UK

National institute for health data science. They publish a large number of open access articles based on health data from the UK . Good...

DATA-CAN - Our Hub for Cancer

DATA-CAN is a UK-wide partnership with Health Data Research UK that aims to unlock the power of health data to improve cancer care. Visit the website

Inhale - INteractive Health Atlas of Lung conditions in England

Online tool showing data from a range of sources about respiratory diseases including COPD and asthma. Visit the website

Lung Facts

An online resource from the International Respiratory Coalition gives the latest epidemiological and economic data on a range of lung conditions. It...

Health Data Access Toolkit

This resource from the Medical Research Council, helps researchers determine the approvals they are likely to need to access specific patient...

National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP)

The National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) for England, Scotland and Wales aims to improve the quality of care, services and clinical outcomes...

National Quality Improvement (incl. Clinical Audit) Network (N-QI-CAN)

N-QI-CAN is a professional network of colleagues undertaking clinical audit and other improvement work across England and was founded in 2000 (under...

NHS Digital Data and information page

The general starting point when looking for NHS data. Large collection of resources including publications, GP data hub, mental health hub, datasets...

Open Data (England only)

Datasets, surveys results and a geographical atlas from NHS Engalnd. Datasets cover topics from choice of breakfast to safe staffing and patients...

England statistics page

Another starting point for those looking for NHS England statistics. Visit the website

NHS list of Clinical Audits and Registries

A list of the audits and registries run by the NHS. Visit the website

NHS Digital Playbook

A collection of case studies where digital solutions were effectively used in healthcare settings, including Respiratory. The digital playbooks...

NHS National Clinical Content Repository Tools and Measures Library

A list of copyrighted clinical assessment tools and outcome measures for use within health and social care, provided by the NHS. Visit the resource...

Health and Social Care data

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) runs a section on health and social care data, including life expectancy, health inequalities, disability and...

OrphaNet registry search

European search engine for rare diseases genes and registries Visit the website

Our World in Data

A project of data collection and analysis, which includes living conditions, wellbeing, human rights, poverty. It’s run by the University of Oxford,...

National Lung Cancer audit

The Royal College of Physicians' National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA) is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and works...

Supporting digital inclusion in health care

This Kings Fund resource shares the voices of people with lived experience and service providers and their experience of using digital services. It...

UK Cystic Fibrosis Registry

The UK Cystic Fibrosis Registry is a secure centralised database, sponsored and managed by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. It records health data on...