Accessing Data

To support access to data, HDRUK have created a gateway to health data and tools with input from patients, the public, researchers and innovators working in health and care in the UK. In the UK, there are thousands of health datasets that are split across many different organisations, making it hard for researchers to figure out what is available. The Gateway helps to solve this problem through one website which lets researchers find and learn information about health datasets. They can then decide whether these datasets would be useful for their research and apply for access to them safely and securely. In this way, the Gateway can help researchers carry out important research to make innovative discoveries and improve people’s lives. Patients and the public can also discover what data is being used for research and the projects and publications that have resulted from this.