UNIVERSITY OF EXETER: The aim of processing HES A&E Admissions and HES Inpatient Admissions data is to model relationships between exposure to natural environments and health outcomes, and to develop me

Data-sharing agreement from NHS Digital registers of approved data releases, 2014–2019. Evidence status: source reported.

Organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Source reference: DARS-NIC-374485-Y2X9C-v0.0
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Register reference: DARS-NIC-374485-Y2X9C-v0.0
Agreement period: not published to no end date published
For commercial purposes (as marked in the register): Not stated
Release files listed by NHS England: 24

Data approved

Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency
Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care

Objective, as published

The aim of processing HES A&E Admissions and HES Inpatient Admissions data is to model relationships between exposure to natural environments and health outcomes, and to develop methods for economic valuation of public health benefits and dis-benefits of these environments. Data processing will be in connection with three sub-projects of the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) on Environmental Change and Health, which is conducted in collaboration with the Met Office, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University College London (partner organisations in the HPRU). The projects are linked to Theme 3 of this HPRU – ‘Health and the Natural Environment’ - and are all led by staff at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (www.ecehh.org) at University of Exeter Medical School. Specifically, the data processing aims to: 1) improve understanding of the relationships between exposure to land cover types and to allergenic pollen and other air pollutants, and allergic disease and respiratory health outcomes (Project 3.3); 2) improve understanding of the relationships between residential area exposure to green space and other natural environments, and mental and physical health and well-being outcome measures (Project 3.5); and 3) improve understanding of the potential human health impacts of harmful algal bloom (HAB) occurrences, including on respiratory, digestive and neurologic illnesses (Project 3.7). In all three cases, the objective wi…

Expected benefits, as published

The work will provide high quality scientific evidence to help Public Health England implement effective public health interventions to reduce the burden of ill health associated with unsustainable development, more specifically the health protection activities outlined in UK’s National Adaptation Programme (2013) and the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Health and Social Care System (2014-2020). The work will also produce research of relevance to other government departments, including DEFRA, EA and CEFAS regarding the health co-benefits of environmental policies (particularly adaptation to and mitigation of climate change) and the protection of the natural environment. Analyses related to the HPRU Project 3.3 are conducted in collaboration with the Met Office (a partner organisa…

Source: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/2019/http://content.digital.nhs.uk/media/24614/Release-Register-March---May-2017/xls/Release_Register__March_-_May_20171.xlsx. Captured 2026-10-30.

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