South West Secure Data Environment
@southwestsde.bsky.social
The South West Secure Data Environment (SDE) enables research that’s faster, fairer and safer. It's an innovative and efficient approach to conducting research with millions of people’s health and care records, while maximising privacy and security.
We've been focusing on the incredible contribution of the 14 Digital Critical Friends to the South West SDE.
ICYMI, in this blog we hear from Amanda, who has been supporting the programme since its early days.
🙏 www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
#PublicEngagement #PPIE #Coproduction
ICYMI, in this blog we hear from Amanda, who has been supporting the programme since its early days.
🙏 www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
#PublicEngagement #PPIE #Coproduction
“It’s been a huge boost to my confidence and self-esteem” - southwestsde-nhs-uk
Amanda, one of our original Digital Critical Friends, blogs on the benefits of working with us. It’s even helped her during challenging times.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We've been focusing on the incredible contribution of the 14 Digital Critical Friends to the South West SDE.
ICYMI, in this blog we hear from Amanda, who has been supporting the programme since its early days.
🙏 www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
#PublicEngagement #PPIE #Coproduction
ICYMI, in this blog we hear from Amanda, who has been supporting the programme since its early days.
🙏 www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
#PublicEngagement #PPIE #Coproduction
Reposted by South West Secure Data Environment
Check our new animation about #MarthasRule, helping explain and promote this vital #NHS #PatientSafety programme to both members of the public and healthcare professionals. Please help us to share!
https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh
https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Check our new animation about #MarthasRule, helping explain and promote this vital #NHS #PatientSafety programme to both members of the public and healthcare professionals. Please help us to share!
https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh
https://vimeo.com/1133093696?fl=pl&fe=sh
We had nearly 90 people come along to our webinar for this funding call. Looks like we're going to have lots of great expressions of interest to consider in January!
🚀New £1m ‘data readiness’ funding call!
🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.
👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...
#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.
👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...
#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
New £1m fund to accelerate research access to data - southwestsde-nhs-uk
The South West Secure Data Environment (SDE) is encouraging organisations that hold health and social care data in the South West to share more of their data, to drive ground-breaking research and inn...
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We had nearly 90 people come along to our webinar for this funding call. Looks like we're going to have lots of great expressions of interest to consider in January!
Reposted by South West Secure Data Environment
Orthopaedic surgery can change how joints move, sometimes in unexpected ways.
We want to link imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT) with patient records via the @southwestsde.bsky.social to build personalised 3D/4D joint models, supporting better surgical planning.
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/linking-imag...
We want to link imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT) with patient records via the @southwestsde.bsky.social to build personalised 3D/4D joint models, supporting better surgical planning.
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/linking-imag...
Linking imaging and clinical data to improve orthopaedic surgery - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
Orthopaedic surgery often changes how a joint moves, sometimes in ways that are intended and sometimes in ways that are not. Even small differences in a person’s anatomy can affect how well a joint fu...
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Orthopaedic surgery can change how joints move, sometimes in unexpected ways.
We want to link imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT) with patient records via the @southwestsde.bsky.social to build personalised 3D/4D joint models, supporting better surgical planning.
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/linking-imag...
We want to link imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT) with patient records via the @southwestsde.bsky.social to build personalised 3D/4D joint models, supporting better surgical planning.
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/linking-imag...
Our Digital Critical Friends (DCF) are important members of our team. They're members of the public trained in digital and data approaches in healthcare to help ensure our SDE is working in the public interest.
Find out more about how our DCF programme works
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/public-befri...
Find out more about how our DCF programme works
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/public-befri...
Public befriend South West Secure Data Environment - southwestsde-nhs-uk
An ex-bank worker and other members of the public are helping to run an innovative regional data project promising to enable healthcare research that’s faster, fairer and safer.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our Digital Critical Friends (DCF) are important members of our team. They're members of the public trained in digital and data approaches in healthcare to help ensure our SDE is working in the public interest.
Find out more about how our DCF programme works
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/public-befri...
Find out more about how our DCF programme works
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/public-befri...
📢 Don't forget to register for our webinar on Tuesday 16 December to hear more about our funding programme to make health and care data 'research ready'.
👇 More details below. Book your place here to find out more and ask any questions: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
👇 More details below. Book your place here to find out more and ask any questions: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
📢 Don't forget to register for our webinar on Tuesday 16 December to hear more about our funding programme to make health and care data 'research ready'.
👇 More details below. Book your place here to find out more and ask any questions: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
👇 More details below. Book your place here to find out more and ask any questions: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🚀New £1m ‘data readiness’ funding call!
🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.
👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...
#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.
👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...
#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
New £1m fund to accelerate research access to data - southwestsde-nhs-uk
The South West Secure Data Environment (SDE) is encouraging organisations that hold health and social care data in the South West to share more of their data, to drive ground-breaking research and inn...
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚀New £1m ‘data readiness’ funding call!
🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.
👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...
#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
🛠️Organisations holding health and social care data in our region can apply for a share of £1m to make their data research ready through our #SDE.
👍Find out more here:
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/new-1m-fund-...
#PoweredByNHSData #DataSavesLives #Research
Our Digital Critical Friend Amanda has been working with us from the start - we've been lucky to have her insight and guidance.
And the benefits go both ways. In this blog she talks about how working with us has helped her through difficult times
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
And the benefits go both ways. In this blog she talks about how working with us has helped her through difficult times
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
“It’s been a huge boost to my confidence and self-esteem” - southwestsde-nhs-uk
Amanda, one of our original Digital Critical Friends, blogs on the benefits of working with us. It’s even helped her during challenging times.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Our Digital Critical Friend Amanda has been working with us from the start - we've been lucky to have her insight and guidance.
And the benefits go both ways. In this blog she talks about how working with us has helped her through difficult times
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
And the benefits go both ways. In this blog she talks about how working with us has helped her through difficult times
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/its-been-a-h...
Our new project with @bristolbrc.bsky.social will explore how data from @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social can be made available through our SDE. We're aiming to establish a framework for trusted data sharing between SDEs and longitudinal research projects.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/data-sharing...
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/data-sharing...
Exploring data sharing with Children of the 90s - southwestsde-nhs-uk
A new project will explore how data from Children of the 90s can be made available through the South West Secure Data Environment (SDE).
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Our new project with @bristolbrc.bsky.social will explore how data from @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social can be made available through our SDE. We're aiming to establish a framework for trusted data sharing between SDEs and longitudinal research projects.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/data-sharing...
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/data-sharing...
We are excited by this project! Will be a great test of how longitudinal data can be surfaced via our SDE.
We're working with @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social and @southwestsde.bsky.social to develop a framework for trusted data sharing.
We're focusing on eating disorders as an exemplar.
This could be a model for how SDEs allow access to longitudinal data.
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/establishing...
We're focusing on eating disorders as an exemplar.
This could be a model for how SDEs allow access to longitudinal data.
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/establishing...
Establishing a framework for trusted data sharing between ALSPAC and the South West SDE - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) has followed around 30,000 participants for over 30 years, collecting a huge range of health, lifestyle and biological data across two gene...
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We are excited by this project! Will be a great test of how longitudinal data can be surfaced via our SDE.
We ❤️ our Digital Critical Friends (DCFs) - members of the public who work with us at every level, from our workstreams to our leadership group.
In this blog, Mina, who's been a DCF with us from our very beginning, reflects on the journey so far.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/i-never-thou...
In this blog, Mina, who's been a DCF with us from our very beginning, reflects on the journey so far.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/i-never-thou...
“I never thought I'd be doing this during my retirement” - southwestsde-nhs-uk
Mina, who has been one of our Digital Critical Friends (DCFs) from our very beginning, reflects on the journey that brought her to working with us and what it’s like to be a DCF.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We ❤️ our Digital Critical Friends (DCFs) - members of the public who work with us at every level, from our workstreams to our leadership group.
In this blog, Mina, who's been a DCF with us from our very beginning, reflects on the journey so far.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/i-never-thou...
In this blog, Mina, who's been a DCF with us from our very beginning, reflects on the journey so far.
www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/i-never-thou...
We're seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Technical Lead to drive the delivery of our new cloud-based platform and grow our capacity to deliver projects. Apply by 21 November.
▶️ www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
▶️ www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We're seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Technical Lead to drive the delivery of our new cloud-based platform and grow our capacity to deliver projects. Apply by 21 November.
▶️ www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
▶️ www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
📢 We're recruiting for an experienced and strategic Head of Operations to provide senior operational leadership, and make sure that the South West #SDE runs effectively and effectively. It's an exciting time to join the team! Apply by 21 Nov:
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 We're recruiting for an experienced and strategic Head of Operations to provide senior operational leadership, and make sure that the South West #SDE runs effectively and effectively. It's an exciting time to join the team! Apply by 21 Nov:
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...
#NHSJobs #SouthWestJobs
As we mark #WorldHeartDay this week, here's a fascinating insight into how #NHS data and #ArtificialIntelligence is helping GPs detect heart failure earlier and keep people healthier for longer.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
AI stethoscope revolutionises heart failure diagnosis - NHS England Digital
New technology trials aim to cut costs and save lives with early heart failure detection. The NHS’s ability to diagnose heart failure is being transformed through a new AI-powered stethoscope, de...
digital.nhs.uk
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
As we mark #WorldHeartDay this week, here's a fascinating insight into how #NHS data and #ArtificialIntelligence is helping GPs detect heart failure earlier and keep people healthier for longer.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
NHS data has supported the HPV vaccination programme to dramatically reduce cervical cancer rates and save lives.
Research shows when the vaccine is given to children aged 12-13, it reduces cervical cancer incidents by up to 87%.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
Research shows when the vaccine is given to children aged 12-13, it reduces cervical cancer incidents by up to 87%.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
September 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NHS data has supported the HPV vaccination programme to dramatically reduce cervical cancer rates and save lives.
Research shows when the vaccine is given to children aged 12-13, it reduces cervical cancer incidents by up to 87%.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
Research shows when the vaccine is given to children aged 12-13, it reduces cervical cancer incidents by up to 87%.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData
For people like Jonathan, recovering at home is the best place to be. Find out how NHS data helps teams work together to get hospital patients home quickly and safely.
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HospitalToCommunity #PoweredByNHSData
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HospitalToCommunity #PoweredByNHSData
September 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For people like Jonathan, recovering at home is the best place to be. Find out how NHS data helps teams work together to get hospital patients home quickly and safely.
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HospitalToCommunity #PoweredByNHSData
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HospitalToCommunity #PoweredByNHSData
In the UK, sudden cardiac death claims the lives of 12 young people under the age of 35 each week. In this video, find out how research #PoweredByNHSData and @thebhf.bsky.social is helping identify those most at risk.
♥️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
♥️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
Protecting young hearts: How NHS Data is saving lives - NHS England Digital
Learn how the NHS and the British Heart Foundation are working together to protect young people from cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death.
digital.nhs.uk
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In the UK, sudden cardiac death claims the lives of 12 young people under the age of 35 each week. In this video, find out how research #PoweredByNHSData and @thebhf.bsky.social is helping identify those most at risk.
♥️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
♥️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
Find out how NHS data has helped to shape personalised support for people with type 2 diabetes through the Healthy Living Programme.
🔗 digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8s...
#PoweredByNHSData
🔗 digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8s...
#PoweredByNHSData
Navigating Life-Changing Diagnoses: Empowering Patients with NHS Data
YouTube video by NHS
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Find out how NHS data has helped to shape personalised support for people with type 2 diabetes through the Healthy Living Programme.
🔗 digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8s...
#PoweredByNHSData
🔗 digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8s...
#PoweredByNHSData
Research #PoweredByNHSData is helping discover and treat Parkinson's disease. Watch comedian Paul Sinha explain how an eye scan helped spot his disease up to seven years earlier.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HealthResearch @moorfields.bsky.social
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HealthResearch @moorfields.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Research #PoweredByNHSData is helping discover and treat Parkinson's disease. Watch comedian Paul Sinha explain how an eye scan helped spot his disease up to seven years earlier.
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HealthResearch @moorfields.bsky.social
➡️ digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#HealthResearch @moorfields.bsky.social
Can data bring us better air quality? Research using #NHSdata has shown an undeniable link between poor air quality and asthma, and now our data is making real life improvements.
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSdata
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSdata
August 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Can data bring us better air quality? Research using #NHSdata has shown an undeniable link between poor air quality and asthma, and now our data is making real life improvements.
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSdata
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSdata
By sharing NHS patient data, we can give researchers the tools they need to learn how to treat and cure prostate cancer, a disease affecting over half a million men.
Find out how Stephen Fry is sharing his experience to help others:
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSData
Find out how Stephen Fry is sharing his experience to help others:
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSData
August 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
By sharing NHS patient data, we can give researchers the tools they need to learn how to treat and cure prostate cancer, a disease affecting over half a million men.
Find out how Stephen Fry is sharing his experience to help others:
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSData
Find out how Stephen Fry is sharing his experience to help others:
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredbyNHSData
The #NHS 10 Year Health Plan has a focus on prevention - like this project analysing data from road accidents to identify causes of serious injuries and inform targeted safety improvements. 👏
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData #WessexSDE #NationalRoadVictimMonth
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData #WessexSDE #NationalRoadVictimMonth
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The #NHS 10 Year Health Plan has a focus on prevention - like this project analysing data from road accidents to identify causes of serious injuries and inform targeted safety improvements. 👏
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData #WessexSDE #NationalRoadVictimMonth
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
#PoweredByNHSData #WessexSDE #NationalRoadVictimMonth
How can we ensure #research is relevant and inclusive for everyone? This new film from @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social and @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social is one of a series aiming to demystify research. Read more at moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/breaking-bar...
🎞️ www.youtube.com/shorts/AX8vj...
#BePartOfResearch
🎞️ www.youtube.com/shorts/AX8vj...
#BePartOfResearch
Your data matters – Privacy, trust, and protection
YouTube video by NIHR Moorfields BRC Patient and Public Information
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
How can we ensure #research is relevant and inclusive for everyone? This new film from @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social and @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social is one of a series aiming to demystify research. Read more at moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/breaking-bar...
🎞️ www.youtube.com/shorts/AX8vj...
#BePartOfResearch
🎞️ www.youtube.com/shorts/AX8vj...
#BePartOfResearch
Don't miss this new funding opportunity from Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI) for up to £15k to support #PPIE practitioners in #DataResearch to develop a project embedding PEDRI good practice standards.
📅 Closes 1 September
🔗 www.pedri.org.uk/about-us/gps...
#NHSData #HDRUK
📅 Closes 1 September
🔗 www.pedri.org.uk/about-us/gps...
#NHSData #HDRUK
Funding - PEDRI
Information on the PEDRI Funding Call "From Standards to Impact".
www.pedri.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Don't miss this new funding opportunity from Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI) for up to £15k to support #PPIE practitioners in #DataResearch to develop a project embedding PEDRI good practice standards.
📅 Closes 1 September
🔗 www.pedri.org.uk/about-us/gps...
#NHSData #HDRUK
📅 Closes 1 September
🔗 www.pedri.org.uk/about-us/gps...
#NHSData #HDRUK
Thank you to the amazing research community on #Red4Research Day! Together their work leads to life-changing advances in health and care. 🙏
Find out about two research projects that will be supported by the South West SDE later this year: www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/using-data-t...
#BePartOfResearch
Find out about two research projects that will be supported by the South West SDE later this year: www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/using-data-t...
#BePartOfResearch
June 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Thank you to the amazing research community on #Red4Research Day! Together their work leads to life-changing advances in health and care. 🙏
Find out about two research projects that will be supported by the South West SDE later this year: www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/using-data-t...
#BePartOfResearch
Find out about two research projects that will be supported by the South West SDE later this year: www.southwestsde.nhs.uk/using-data-t...
#BePartOfResearch