Social Justice - ADR Wales
ADR Wales' Social Justice TRA Project is at it's early stages.| ADR Wales
New research from the ADR Wales Health and Well-being team has looked at aspects of how rural communities access primary care services in Wales. The pilot study, which was carried out in collaboration with Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW), investigated inequalities in rural primary healthcare accessibility using linked administrative data. The study examined the... The post New research focuses on accessibility of primary care in rural Wales appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
A collaboration between ADR Wales researchers and Rural Health Care for Wales (RHCW) was formed to conduct a pilot study on inequalities in rural primary healthcare accessibility. The research questions related to distances travelled to General Practice (GP) surgeries in rural areas. Specifically, the questions posed were: (1) do individuals use their nearest GP surgeries... The post Data Insight: Assessing access to primary care in rural and urban Wales appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
In a new Data Insight, Dr Ian Thomas from the ADR Wales Housing and Homelessness research team conducts a ‘deep dive’ into homelessness using the Substance Misuse Data Set (SMDS), finding that roughly one in four people accessing support for substance misuse also experienced homelessness. In the Data Insight, Ian explores the potential ways the... The post Deep dive explores overlap of homelessness and substance misuse appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
In this Data Insight, Dr Ian Thomas from the Housing and Homelessness research team at ADR Wales conducts a ‘deep dive’ into homelessness using the Substance Misuse Data Set (SMDS). He explores potential ways in which the SMDS could be used to generate evidence related to the experience of homelessness as it overlaps with substance... The post Data Insight: ‘Deep dive’ into homelessness using the Welsh Substance Misuse Data Set appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
Written by Ioana Filipas If you’d asked me a year ago what ADR was, I would’ve shrugged and moved on. Fast-forward twelve months, and not only I feel immensely inspired by ADR UK’s mission and work, I also had the amazing opportunity to participate and be part of the winning team at ADR UK’s Datathon... The post Comfortable being uncomfortable and the rewards that come with it: A personal reflection on the ADR UK Datathon 2025 appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
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This ADR Wales Data Insight explores the use of multiple routinely collected administrative and health data sources to enhance the surveillance of violence across sociodemographic groups and by protected characteristics in the population of Wales, UK. The post Data Insight: Measuring violence through health service interactions in Wales appeared first on ADR Wales.| ADR Wales
This ADR Wales Data Insight explores GP registration by migrants using routinely collected administrative, health, and survey data. This analysis was carried out to support the development of the Welsh Government’s Migrant Integration Framework.| ADR Wales
A new ADR Wales Data Insight has looked at the differing rates of acts of violence against groups of people in Wales. The work carried out by the ADR Wales Social Justice team measured incidences of recorded violence across sociodemographic groups in Wales using routinely collected administrative and health data. This included records of death...| ADR Wales
Findings from ADR Wales latest Data Insight are to be used to help develop the Welsh Government’s Migrant Integration Framework. Carried out by the ADR Wales Social Justice team, the work has looked at GP registrations of migrants in Wales. The Migrant Integration Framework for Wales was published in December 2023 and plays a key...| ADR Wales
ADR Wales' Social Justice TRA Project is at it's early stages.| ADR Wales
We live in an increasingly digital world where the ability to discover, connect and share data is becoming ever more essential. Today, we have the potential for four-nation NHS analysis, cross-EU health data spaces, and cross-cohort longitudinal research. But to unlock these opportunities, we must first understand how best to harmonise the data. Harmonising data...| ADR Wales
Thanks to the efforts of the ADR Wales team within Welsh Government and the dedicated SAIL data acquisition team and the ONS (Office for National Statistics), HMRC (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) Income data is now accessible through the SAIL Databank. Approved SAIL researchers can now apply for access to 10 years of...| ADR Wales
Two members of the ADR Wales team have been recognised for their pioneering work shaping the study of population data in the UK. ADR Wales Director Professor David Ford and senior Welsh Government team member Sarah Lowe, have been awarded an OBE and MBE respectively, in recognition of their work in data research. Professor David...| ADR Wales
Explore our impact other administrative data research conducted by our partners in the case studies below.| ADR Wales
ADR Wales are working on key areas in our society to improve the lives of everyone. Delivering research that has clear public benefit to Government and public bodies with the aim of improving the lives of the people of Wales. Enabling the research community in Wales, and the UK, through data acquisition, data curation and data protection. Building capacity and training the research community through education and best practices. Please check our partners website for more information about dat...| ADR Wales
Faye Gracey is the Head of Data Acquisition and Linking for Research for the ADR Wales team in Welsh Government. In a new blog, she describes her experience presenting at the European Survey Research Association 2025 Conference hosted by Utrecht University in Utrecht, The Netherlands.| ADR Wales
