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Imperial Health Knowledge Bank (IHKB) Blood Samples with Linked Health Data

Population Size

Not reported
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Years

2025

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Associated BioSamples

Serum

Whole blood

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Geographic coverage

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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Lead time

1-2 months

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Summary

Blood Samples with Linked Health Data are a secure, ethically governed resource that integrates high-quality biological samples with corresponding anonymised clinical data from across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Designed to support translational research, we currently store three types of blood samples: Whole Blood, Plasma, and Serum. These samples are collected under strict ethical governance and linked with anonymised health data to support advanced research.

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Blood Samples with Linked Health Data are a secure, ethically governed resource that integrates high-quality biological samples with corresponding anonymised clinical data from across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Designed to support translational research, this platform provides approved researchers with access to richly annotated blood samples linked to longitudinal health records. By connecting blood sample type with both phenotype and genotype, the resource enables deeper insights into the molecular and clinical dimensions of disease. This bridges biospecimens with real-world data; these Blood Samples enable advanced investigations into disease mechanisms, personalised medicine, and biomarker discovery. This integrated approach accelerates research, enabling scientific insights, and contributes directly to improving patient care.

We currently store three types of blood samples: Whole Blood, Plasma, and Serum. These samples are collected under strict ethical governance and linked with anonymised health data to support advanced research.

Dataset type

Health and disease, Omics, Registry

Keywords

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Research cohort

Source of data extraction

EPR, LIMS

Collection source setting

Cohort, study, trial

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

Serum,Whole blood,Plasma

Details

Publishing frequency

Monthly

Version

1.0.0

Modified

05/03/2026

Citation Requirements

NIHR Imperial BRC

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2025

Time lag

2-6 months

Geographic coverage

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Minimum age range

18

Maximum age range

120

Follow-up

Continuous

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

sql

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Available

Time to dataset access

1-2 months

Access request cost

Costed a project by project rate

Jurisdiction

UK

Data use limitation

General research use

Data use requirements

Collaboration required

Data Controller

NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre &ndash Digital Health

Data Processor

NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre &ndash Digital Health

Dataset Types: Health and disease, Omics, Registry

Dataset Sub-types: Genomics, Disease registry (research)


Collection Sources: Cohort, study, trial