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Five new low value prescribing measures launched in OpenPrescribing Hospitals
Five new low value prescribing measures have been launched.
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Creating a new patient and public involvement (PPI) group for OpenSAFELY NHS Talking Therapies project - introduction
How, and why, we brought together a diverse group of people with lived experience of using the NHS Talking Therapies’ service to support the OpenSAFELY NHS Talking Therapies project.
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New AIR/MART inhaler measure launched in OpenPrescribing and OpenPrescribing Hospitals
We’ve launched a new AIR/MART inhaler measure to monitor the impact of the changes introduced in the BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma guideline.
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Exploring codelists in OpenSAFELY: the ehrQL Codelist Explorer
What we learned about how researchers use and reuse codelists across OpenSAFELY studies.
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Exploring variables in OpenSAFELY: the ehrQL Variable Explorer
What we learned about how researchers create and reuse variables across OpenSAFELY studies.
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Unifying ICD-10 editions for OpenSAFELY in OpenCodelists
How we combined different editions of ICD-10 so that one codelist works across multiple OpenSAFELY datasets.
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New prolonged-release morphine and oxycodone measure launched in OpenPrescribing Hospitals
New prolonged-release morphine and oxycodone measure launched in OpenPrescribing Hospitals
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New OpenPrescribing Hospitals measure tracks NHS rollout of faster cancer jab
Announcing the first in a series of new measures launching on OpenPrescribing Hospitals this autumn.
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Uploading vs. building codelists: different approaches for different research needs
Comparing uploaded codelists with those built using the OpenCodelists tooling
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Got something exciting to share? Submissions are open for the 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science!
Call for submissions for the 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science
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Coming 8-9 December: The 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science
Join us for the 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science
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Challenges and solutions to identifying pregnancy codes in Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Key challenges in identifying pregnancy codes in EHRs and solutions to help researchers make sense of incomplete or conflicting health records.
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Using a simple pregnancy algorithm to analyse Electronic Health Records (EHRs) data in OpenSAFELY
An explanation of how a simple pregnancy algorithm was built and checked in EHRs, with a focus on anomalies and limitations.
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Andexanet alfa: a safety audit using OpenPrescribing Hospitals
An analysis of andexanet alfa issuing in NHS trust in England using OpenPrescribing Hospitals
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Researchers use OpenSAFELY to deliver first-ever large-scale analysis of Pharmacy First consultations in GP clinical systems
Researchers use OpenSAFELY to analyse the Pharmacy First’s service uptake, data quality, and integration into primary care systems.
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Celebrating 78 years of the NHS: Vicky Speed’s perspective on how large-scale NHS GP data analysis helps deliver safer, better patient care
Clinical informatician Vicky Speed reflects on the impact of large-scale NHS GP data analysis in delivering safe and effective patient care.
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Study using OpenSAFELY shows change in diagnosis rates for autoimmune rheumatic diseases since COVID-19 pandemic
A new study using OpenSAFELY has found that diagnosis rates for several autoimmune rheumatic diseases remain below expected levels five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ADHD diagnosis and medication coding in England: findings from an integrated masters research project
Using OpenCodeCounts and OpenPrescribing to show that ADHD diagnosis and medication coding increased in the last 10-15 years.