HDR UK Gateway
HDR Gateway logo

Bookmarks

ID 424: Multimorbidity patterns and unplanned health service use among children and young people in North West London

Safe People

Organisation name

Imperial College London (ICL)

Applicant name(s)

Funders/ Sponsors

Safe Projects

Project ID

ID 424

Lay summary

The project will use WSIC data from integrated NHS care records for the population of NWL to better understand mental-physical multimorbidity and health service use among children and young people.

Public benefit statement

In response to rising pressures on NHS services, particularly for multimorbidity, this project aims to explore potential solutions. It will utilize the Whole System Integrated Care (WSIC) data from integrated NHS care records for the population of northwest London to better understand mental-physical multimorbidity and health service use among children and young people. This information is crucial for two main reasons. Firstly, it provides an opportunity to identify preventable multimorbidity patterns and their outcomes. Research to detect these clusters and their association with socioeconomic factors can lay the groundwork for developing interventions to prevent the development or worsening of mental health problems in younger group with physical conditions, thereby improving local population health. Furthermore, there is potential for case finding, which could aid in identifying individuals at higher risk of unplanned healthcare use, thereby facilitating targeted interventions to mitigate this risk.

Other approval committees

Latest approval date

19/09/2024

Safe Data

Dataset(s) name

Safe Setting

Access type

TRE

Safe Outputs

Link to research outputs