Aim:

• To set in motion the process of creating a body of trained investigators with an understanding of the applied health research potential of routine data, informed by an up-to-date appreciation of the legal and governance as well as scientific considerations regarding its use.

Overall objectives:

• To show how people from different discipline backgrounds can become equipped to do high quality applied health research that uses existing data sources, including routinely collected health data.

Interim objectives:

• To map the territory that would-be investigators need to know about -HDS research that NIHR wishes to fund.
• To highlight some of the undesirable consequences of a lack of appropriate training.
• To avoid duplication by identifying areas of knowledge already well covered by other agencies.
• Collaboratively to populate the training gaps with indicative content.
• To build a group of ‘change agents’ from different discipline backgrounds who understand the opportunities and the limitations posed by using existing data sources in multidisciplinary applied health research.

Leadership team:

Leadership team: Jenny Hewison.