The Yorkshire and Humber Secure Data Environment (Y&H SDE)

The Yorkshire & Humber Secure Data Environment (SDE) is a secure space for approved researchers to securely analyse health and care data for research and innovation. The data is de-identified: no information, like your name or personal details are shown to the researcher.

We’re actively engaging with new and existing data providers, which expands our datasets for enhancing patient care, sustaining the NHS, and supporting research and innovation. This helps us to foster more data-driven innovation and better partnerships with researchers, innovators and people we serve.

What is a Secure Data Environment

Our Ambitions

We’re a forward-thinking and ambitious organisation, and we work with our partners to use health and social care data to make a real difference in our region. Building on the well-established collaborations across Yorkshire and Humber, we are working hard to deliver improved patient care and safety, transform services, reduce inequalities and enhance life chances.

The benefits of Secure Data Environment

Researchers

Patients & Public

NHS

Partners & Data providers

Researchers

More efficient Data Search: The Y&H SDE serves as a “single front door” allowing the researchers speed up the process of data discovery and acquisition within the region.

Enhanced Collaboration: Our SDE fosters collaboration between researchers, so they can share expertise and insights to drive innovative research projects forward.

Improved Data Quality: By accessing comprehensive and high-quality datasets, researchers can conduct more robust analyses and draw more accurate conclusions.

Patients & Public

Increased Transparency: Patients and public know how their data can be used within the SDE, promoting trust to share NHS healthcare with researchers.

Active Engagement: The SDE prioritises patient and public involvement and engagement, empowering individuals to be part of Citizens Jury, share their views on anonymised health data, and contribute to future collaborations.

Efficient Treatment and Care: The research projects conducted using the data within the SDE will contribute to better treatment and care of people in our region and beyond.

NHS

Growth in Life Sciences Sector: The availability of secure access to NHS data within the SDE contributes to the growth of the UK Life Sciences sector, attracting investment and driving innovation.

Enhanced Research Activity: The SDE facilitates increased quality and volume of research activity, leading to better healthcare outcomes and improved patient care.

Streamlined Processes: By streamlining data ingestion, analysis, and egress processes, the SDE Network optimises service delivery, spurs innovation, and empowers local data providers to realise all benefits of shared data for research.

Partners & Data providers

Contribution to Healthcare Improvement: Data providers from around the region contribute valuable data to the SDE, playing a crucial role in improving healthcare research.

Collaboration Opportunities: The researchers’ collaborations, findings, or data linkages within the SDE can enrich each data providers’ datasets.

Enhanced reputation and visibility: Data providers and partners enhance their regional reputation, recognition, and positive impact in the healthcare ecosystem.

The benefits of Secure Data Environment

Researchers

More efficient Data Search: The Y&H SDE serves as a “single front door” allowing the researchers speed up the process of data discovery and acquisition within the region.

Enhanced Collaboration: Our SDE fosters collaboration between researchers, so they can share expertise and insights to drive innovative research projects forward.

Improved Data Quality: By accessing comprehensive and high-quality datasets, researchers can conduct more robust analyses and draw more accurate conclusions.

Patients & Public

Increased Transparency: Patients and public know how their data can be used within the SDE, promoting trust to share NHS healthcare with researchers.

Efficient Treatment and Care: The research projects conducted using the data within the SDE will contribute to better treatment and care of people in our region and beyond.

NHS

Enhanced Research Activity: The SDE facilitates increased quality and volume of research activity, leading to better healthcare outcomes and improved patient care.

Partners & Data providers

Contribution to Healthcare Improvement: Data providers from around the region contribute valuable data to the SDE, playing a crucial role in improving healthcare research.

Collaboration Opportunities: The researchers’ collaborations, findings, or data linkages within the SDE can enrich each data providers’ datasets.

Enhanced reputation and visibility: Data providers and partners enhance their regional reputation, recognition, and positive impact in the healthcare ecosystem.

Our Research Data

Check out the different datasets available within our Secure Data Environment (Yorkshire & Humber SDE) for your research. If you’re interested in accessing any of these datasets, please fill the Data Availability Form.

Request access to datasets

Data Security

The Y&H SDE adheres to legal frameworks and follows best practices to ensure safe and proper use of the data we store and manage. This involves complying with codes of practice under the Data Protection Act 2018, national standards, transparency notices, the “Five Safes” framework for data security, and implementing measures like data access controls, de-identification, and secure data environment guidelines.

See how we keep data safe