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Find out more about what we are up to, the latest news stories about patient data, and guest blogs.

  • 22 May 2025

    New research: Understanding health data security in direct care

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  • 8 May 2025

    New research: Public attitudes and information needs about GP record data

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  • 7 Apr 2025

    Understanding Patient Data responds to the Health Data Research Service

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  • 15 Apr 2025

    A fresh commitment to Understanding Patient Data

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  • 13 Mar 2025

    New vacancies: Community and Partnerships Manager and Senior Communications Officer

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  • 3 Feb 2025

    Anna Steere appointed as head of Understanding Patient Data

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  • 9 Dec 2024

    Evaluation of the UPD initiative

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  • 10 Dec 2024

    NHS Data Opt-outs: the missing pieces of the puzzle

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  • 4 Dec 2024

    Health data education is the key to unlocking the benefits of health research

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  • 21 Nov 2024

    Data (Use and Access) Bill - What does it mean for health data?

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  • 8 Nov 2024

    Our response to the Sudlow Review

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  • 1 Nov 2024

    We are looking for a new Head of UPD!

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  • 22 Oct 2024

    Single patient records in the NHS: a long-read blog

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  • 9 Oct 2024

    New resource: an animation to explain SDEs/TREs

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  • 2 Aug 2024

    Understanding Patient Data writes to new health and science ministers

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  • 23 Jul 2024

    What might the new government mean for health data policy and practices?

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  • 10 Jun 2024

    Blog: Collaborating well with patients when developing healthcare AI

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  • 5 Jun 2024

    New research: The use of data in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)

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  • 3 Jun 2024

    Sharing health data – Lessons for the UK from the EHDS

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  • 16 May 2024

    New research: language to use when explaining SDEs and TREs to the public

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  • 8 May 2024

    New research: Public attitudes towards patient data for planning and population health

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  • 19 Apr 2024

    Blog: How using linked data can help us understand the relationships between child health and education

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  • 4 Apr 2024

    Blog: What is the Confidentiality Advisory Group, and why does it need people like you?

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  • 6 Feb 2024

    The story of the R number: how an obscure epidemiological figure took over our lives

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  • 14 Dec 2023

    Long Read: What does the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill mean for health data?

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  • 21 Nov 2023

    Making better use of NHS data: Where we’re at with the Federated Data Platform (FDP)

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  • 1 Sep 2023

    Blog: Health data transformation, communications, and choices

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  • 30 Aug 2023

    Blog: New NHS England Data Partnerships guidance – ensuring fair returns for the NHS and the public?

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  • 27 Jul 2023

    Archive

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  • 21 Jul 2023

    A collection of our Covid-19 articles

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  • 14 Jul 2023

    Bringing together our work on equitable data collection with Black and South Asian communities

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  • 21 Jun 2023

    Blog: Learning Disability Week 2023 - the importance of accessible information about health data

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  • 13 Jun 2023

    Blog: NHS Data - Keeping the conversation live

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  • 2 Jun 2023

    Blog: the Lord O'Shaughnessy review on commercial clinical trials

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  • 17 Apr 2023

    UPD enters new phase with new team

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  • 15 Jun 2021

    Trustworthy use of GP data: what must happen now 

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  • 27 May 2021

    Our perspective on the new system for GP data

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  • 16 Mar 2021

    Working with patients & the public to explain access to health data

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