Latest news and views from around the Bennett Institute
Key challenges in identifying pregnancy codes in EHRs and solutions to help researchers make sense of incomplete or conflicting health records.
An explanation of how a simple pregnancy algorithm was built and checked in EHRs, with a focus on anomalies and limitations.
An analysis of andexanet alfa issuing in NHS trust in England using OpenPrescribing Hospitals
Researchers use OpenSAFELY to analyse the Pharmacy First’s service uptake, data quality, and integration into primary care systems.
Clinical informatician Vicky Speed reflects on the impact of large-scale NHS GP data analysis in delivering safe and effective patient care.
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.
Using OpenCodeCounts and OpenPrescribing to show that ADHD diagnosis and medication coding increased in the last 10-15 years.
Dr. Jamie Cummins reflects on a six-month research stay at the Bennett Institute, where he developed and evaluated AI-assisted tools to improve research transparency, reproducibility, and trustworthiness.
For International Women in Engineering Day, Nishtha Kalra reflects on confidence, curiosity, and why representation matters in inspiring the next generation of female engineers.
Seb Bacon, newly appointed Professor of Research Software Engineering at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, gives his inaugural lecture on health data, privacy, and public accountability.
Study using OpenSAFELY finds that pre-vaccine shielding prevented thousands of COVID hospitalisations across England
The impact of media narratives and large-scale health data tools on migrant health
We have vacancies for two developers. In particular we’re looking for people with Python and infrastructure engineering expertise.
OpenSAFELY was built for healthcare. When the National Institute of Teaching approached us about applying the same approach to school data, we were enthusiastic. Here is what we found when we got into the detail.
Covid-19 inquiry finds OpenSAFELY’s data infrastructure essential to UK’s pandemic response.
Come and join Seb for his inaugural lecture as the first-ever Professor of Practice at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
We’re looking for someone to lead our delivery teams and we’d love to hear from you
Latest OpenPrescribing and OpenPrescribing Hospitals updates.
