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Our Future Health Linked Health Records Data

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Our Future Health

Population Size

1,690,704

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

2021 - 2025

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Not applicable

Lead time statistic card

Summary

Documentation

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset population size

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to their health records through NHS England.

1690704

Count

31 Oct 2025

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to Admitted Patient Care (HES APC) records - Episodes of care where a participant is admitted at NHS hospitals in England.

8780651

Count

31 Oct 2025

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to NHS HES A&E records - Attendances recorded at major A&E departments, single specialty A&E departments, walk-in centres, and minor injury units.

4300065

Count

31 Mar 2020

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to NHS Outpatient (HES OP) records - Outpatient appointments at NHS hospitals in England.

58792752

Count

31 Oct 2025

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to NHS and Office of National Statistics Death Registration records for England and Wales.

5579

Count

26 Nov 2025

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) Cancer Pathways.

11972942

Count

21 Jul 2021

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to NDRS Cancer Researcher Patient Tumour records.

225808

Count

31 Dec 2023

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to NDRS Cancer Registry Treatment records.

511445

Count

12 Jun 2025

Events

Persons who consented to joining Our Future Health with a completed questionnaire and have been linked to NDRS Cancer Registry pre-1995.

10141

Count

31 Dec 1994

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Collection source setting

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Biological sample availability

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Version

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

28/05/2026

Citation Requirements

Coverage

Start date

30/04/2021

End date

31/10/2025

Time lag

Geographic coverage

Minimum age range

Maximum age range

Follow-up

Accessibility

Language

Alignment with standardised data models

Controlled vocabulary

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Format

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Time to dataset access

Access method category

Access service description

Jurisdiction

Data use limitation

Data use requirements

Data Controller

Data Processor

Dataset Types: Health and disease


Data Custodian: Our Future Health

Collection Sources: Secondary care - In-patients, Other

Publications about this dataset

Cohort Profile: Our Future Health.Cook MB, Adams N, Adjetey A, Arathimos R, Balabano...

International journal of epidemiology

Published - 2025

Realizing the full potential of Our Future Health through data linkage and trans-biobank efforts.Straub VJ, Benonisdottir S, Kong A, Mills MC.

Nature genetics

Published - 2025