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This PIONEER-curated dataset comprises 1,335,540 Acute Medical Emergency Department admissions recorded between 2020 and 2024. The data is structured to facilitate the analysis of medical emergency services and patient outcomes, being particularly suited for modelling the flow of acute medicine patients through the Emergency Department (ED). The underlying data infrastructure is designed for flexibility, allowing both the time period and the included fields to be expanded or refined in line with project requirements.
The dataset features a high level of detail, including core demographics and the pre-calculated Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). Furthermore, it features precise patient flow logs detailing movements between the ED and the Acute Medical Unit (AMU). The available data is enriched by comprehensive records of drug administrations (including dose and route) and associated medical imaging reports.
Geography: The West Midlands (WM) has a population of 6 million & includes a diverse ethnic & socio-economic mix. UHB is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, providing direct acute services & specialist care across four hospital sites, with 2.2 million patient episodes per year, 2750 beds & > 120 ITU bed capacity. UHB runs a fully electronic healthcare record (EHR) (PICS; Birmingham Systems), a shared primary & secondary care record (Your Care Connected) & a patient portal “My Health”.
Data set availability: Data access is available via the PIONEER Hub for projects which will benefit the public or patients. This can be by developing a new understanding of disease, by providing insights into how to improve care, or by developing new models, tools, treatments, or care processes. Data access can be provided to NHS, academic, commercial, policy and third sector organisations. Applications from SMEs are welcome. There is a single data access process, with public oversight provided by our public review committee, the Data Trust Committee. Contact pioneer@uhb.nhs.uk or visit www.pioneerdatahub.co.uk for more details.
Available supplementary data: Matched controls; ambulance and community data. Unstructured data (images). We can provide the dataset in OMOP and other common data models and can build synthetic data to meet bespoke requirements.
Available supplementary support: Analytics, model build, validation & refinement; A.I. support. Data partner support for ETL (extract, transform & load) processes. Bespoke and “off the shelf” Trusted Research Environment (TRE) build and run. Consultancy with clinical, patient & end-user and purchaser access/ support. Support for regulatory requirements. Cohort discovery. Data-driven trials and “fast screen” services to assess population size.
