Posted on: 10th Nov 2023 | Filed under: News
We are thrilled to be one of nineteen projects that have been awarded funding from a new initiative launched by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). This funding will enable members of the UK Health Data Research Alliance and other custodians of...
Posted on: 20th Jul 2023 | Filed under: News
People who experienced disrupted access to healthcare (including appointments and procedures) during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to have potentially preventable hospital admissions, finds a study published by the BMJ today. UK LLC has produced a lay summary and infographic to help the public better understand the paper. We spoke with first author,...
Posted on: 24th May 2023 | Filed under: News
UK LLC has been awarded £6.4 million of funding (MR/X021556/1) until the end of 2028 to consolidate and expand its transformative work based on a national Trusted Research Environment (TRE) for the longitudinal research community. It is UK LLC’s mission to provide a data linkage resource to our partner studies...
Posted on: 17th Mar 2023 | Filed under: News
UK LLC’s Information Security Team share how they prepared for the ISO 27001 audit in our latest blog.
Posted on: 16th Mar 2023 | Filed under: Blog
Protecting the confidentiality and security of study participant data is of critical importance to UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). For that reason, UK LLC has invested heavily in developing a comprehensive ‘Information Security Management System’. This involves undertaking independent audits to make sure our security and safeguards are robust....
Posted on: 25th Jan 2023 | Filed under: News
UK LLC has been awarded an additional £1.2 million of funding (ES/X000567/1) until the end of 2024 for a Feasibility Study to expand its work on the potential for administrative data linkages to longitudinal population study (LPS) data. Co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Medical...
Posted on: 10th Jan 2023 | Filed under: Blog
An important part of my role at UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) is to make sure that members of the public are involved across our whole programme of work. As my first task at UK LLC was to set up our communications, the formal Public Involvement programme wouldn’t be set up...
Posted on: 4th Oct 2022 | Filed under: News
Administrative Research UK (ADR UK) has published a research report developed in collaboration with the Office for Statistics and Regulation. It explores what the public perceive as ‘public good’ use of data for research and statistics. Robin Flaig, UK LLC’s Deputy Director commenting on the report says, “This is an...
Posted on: 27th Aug 2022 | Filed under: News
The UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) joins the current 71 members of the UK Health Data Research Alliance. Members work collaboratively to help researchers address some of the most difficult and important health challenges facing the UK. https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/news/uk-health-data-research-alliance-welcomes-new-member/
Posted on: 23rd May 2022 | Filed under: Blog
Enjoying information security surprises me. My PhD and subsequent research focused on evolutionary biology, but a move to Australia tempted me to try wider roles at the Menzies School of Health Research, including a stint with their Kidney Health Team. Fast forward a couple of years and I took up...