Read about the datasets in which we have expertise and the data tools that we develop.
Tools
We place code (such as R and Stata code) as well as code lists (e.g. ICD-10 code lists of phenotypes of chronic conditions) on the Child Health Informatics Group Github page, the ECHILD Github page and the new searchable repository for phenotyping code lists (https://code.echild.ac.uk/)
Datasets
Theme | Dataset | Description | Data provider |
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Health | Hospital Episode Statistics linked to Office for National Statistics Child Mortality Data | Data on NHS-funded hospital admissions, outpatient appointments and A&E attendances. | NHS Digital |
Information Services Division Health Data | These are a set of linked datasets, similar to the Hospital Episode Statistics (above), that cover hospital use in Scotland. | Information Services Division Scotland | |
Education | National Pupil Database | Records of all children enrolled in state schools in England. | Department for Education |
Family courts | Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass) | Data on all family court cases in which Cafcass are invoved. | Cafcass |
Children in Family Justice Data Share | Linked data from the Ministry of Justice family courts database (called FamilyMan), Cafcass, the National Pupil Database and children looked after. | Ministry of Justice | |
Social care | Children Looked After | Data from local authorities in England on all children who enter care | Department for Education |
Children in Need | Data from local authorities in England who are referred for social care support | Department for Education | |