DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer

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.

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

#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 https://t.co/Tl9t6pHKDk

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

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. https://t.co/VT92ADCvrw

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

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 https://t.co/9sA0xKz66O

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

Great contribution from our acting #Commercial Director @HassanChaudhury for @HealthITNews

[Dillan Yogendra @DillanYogendra1]

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

[UCLPartners @UCLPartners]

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)

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

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

[European Cancer Organisation @EuropeanCancer]

📢 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

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

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. https://t.co/uaw1fAd5xD

[@useMYdata @useMYdata]

"...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

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

Great to part of this excellent initiative and to welcome #DATACAN's first intern of the year today #BlackInternsProg

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

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
@10000BI

[Amanda White @amandareekie]

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!

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

@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

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

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

[UCLPartners @UCLPartners]

We’re ready for #NHSConfedExpo today! 👇Check out the thread below for our speakers and presentations.

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

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

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

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

[UCLPartners @UCLPartners]

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

[UCLPartners @UCLPartners]

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

https://t.co/sxDy9FVbb5

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

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

[DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer @data_can_hub]

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 @UCLPartners @HDR_UK @QUBelfast @UKRI_News

[Population Data Science at Swansea University @PopDataSci_SU]

@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

[Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) @HDR_UK]

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