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Newest firstClinical codes are unique identifiers used in electronic health records to document specific information, such as diagnoses, procedures or medications. Because of their structured and systematic nature, they are often used for research, audit and service evaluation. Knowing how frequently certain codes are recorded can be invaluable in planning such work. For example, not all events are recorded with equal frequen…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundHealthcare across all sectors, in the UK and globally, was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed healthcare services delivered to people with pancreatic cancer from January 2015 to March 2023 to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. MethodsWith the approval of NHS England, and drawing from a nationally representative OpenSAFELY-TPP dataset of 24 million patients (over 40% o…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented pressure on healthcare services. This study aimed to investigate if disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) safety monitoring was affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. MethodsA population-based cohort study was conducted with the approval of NHS England, using the OpenSAFELY platform to access electronic health record data from 24{middle dot}2 million pa…
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare activity across a broad range of clinical services. The NHS stopped non-urgent work in March 2020, later recommending services be restored to near-normal levels before winter where possible. AimsUsing routinely collected data, our aim was to describe changes in the volume and variation of coded clinical activity in general practice in: (i) cardiovascular dis…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesTo compare the effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA (Pfizer-BioNTech) and the ChAdOx1 (Oxford-AstraZeneca) COVID-19 vaccines against infection and COVID-19 disease in health and social care workers. DesignCohort study, emulating a comparative effectiveness trial. SettingLinked primary care, hospital, and COVID-19 surveillance records available within the OpenSAFELY-TPP research platform. Participants317,34…
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