Discover-NOW, London Secure Data Environment (Discover)
The Discover dataset includes linked, coded, primary care, secondary, acute, mental health, community health and social care records for over 2.8 million patients who live and are registered with a General Practice in North West London, allowing access for retrospective and prospective research. The Discover dataset is a de-identified mirror of the Whole System Integrated Care dataset (WSIC) used by health and care professionals to deliver patient care. The dataset includes data from over 400 provider organisations, including over 344 General Practitioners, two mental health and two community trusts and all acute providers attended by North West London patients. Discover also facilitates a consent-to-contact register of over 100,000 volunteers to date.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
2,000,000+ (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of England.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2015 (Linked secondary care data)
Varied (Primary care data)
Primary Institutions
North West London ISA Hospital Signatories
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC)
Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
National Health Service England (NHS England)
UK Research and Innovation
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
