Getting health and care research right depends on having the right methods and data. The Data4Health theme develops and applies innovative approaches to collecting, analysing and presenting health and care data, ensuring research across ARC East Midlands and beyond produces evidence that is robust, inclusive and ready to inform practice.
The theme supports all ARC East Midlands research by providing statistical and methodological expertise across all five themes, while also developing new research methods and conducting real-world evidence studies.
We aim to:
- Develop and apply innovative methods for health technology assessment, including clinical trials, health economics and evidence synthesis, ensuring research produces robust evidence for commissioners and healthcare providers
- Work with NHS partners, national bodies and industry to use linked data and real-world datasets to evaluate how interventions work in practice and answer important questions for patients and care services
- Ensure our statistical methods are inclusive and reflect the diversity of the populations we serve, through guidance and training on patient and public involvement in research methods
Our projects
View our current and completed research projects.
Theme Leads
Professor Laura Gray, Theme Lead for Data4Health
Professor of Medical Statistics at the University of Leicester
Dr Clare Gillies, Co-Theme Lead for Data4Health
Associate Professor in Medical Statistics at the University of Leicester