Data and tools
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 site, including the searchable repository for phenotyping code lists (https://code.echild.ac.uk/) and 'how to guides' and code for working with HES, NPD and ECHILD data (https://howto.echild.ac.uk/).
Datasets
| Theme | Dataset | Description | Data provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |