University of Sheffield: In 2009 the University of Manchester was commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the expected cost effectiveness of regional trauma networks (RTNs) prior to their impl

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

Organisation: University of Sheffield
Source reference: DARS-NIC-378491-R6K9Y-v2.2
Jurisdiction: England
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0, subject to NHS England terms and exclusions

Register reference: DARS-NIC-378491-R6K9Y-v2.2
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: 19

Data approved

Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency
Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care
Hospital Episode Statistics Critical Care
Office for National Statistics Mortality Data (linkable to HES)

Objective, as published

In 2009 the University of Manchester was commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the expected cost effectiveness of regional trauma networks (RTNs) prior to their implementation using published data and information from long-term follow-up of seriously injured patients. This work was subsequently sub-contracted to the University of Sheffield, and the University of Manchester will not have access to the data. The aim of this initial study was to estimate the expected costs and consequences of regional trauma systems with a view to implementing them across England and Wales should they be shown to be cost-effective. When estimating the expected cost-effectiveness of regional systems it was necessary to make a number of assumptions about the system owing to the sparse reported evidence on trauma systems at the time. However, it was felt that there was sufficient evidence to recommend the implementation of regional trauma systems. NHS England want to evaluate regional trauma networks and HES-ONS data would be used to update mortality estimates which are the number of trauma cases per year and cost (resources) in the period up to discharge from hospital following a trauma incident. Data from long-term follow-up of serious injuries and Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) data will be used to populate other parameters in the model. No data linkage will be made between HES, TARN and long-term follow-up data. TARN includes patients who arrive at hospital alive after…

Expected benefits, as published

This will demonstrate the benefits and cost savings of RTNs to the NHS and provide evidence to support the implementation of RTNs in other areas, for example Northern Ireland. It is anticipated that the information will be evaluative in terms of identifying the degree to which the cost effectiveness of trauma care has changed over the period of RTN implementation. If cost effectiveness at the NICE threshold is not achieved this will highlight a need for action to NHS England. It is unlikely RTN’s will be abandoned unless case fatality is worse and there is already evidence from TARN that this is unlikely. The modelling may indicate differences between regions although direct comparisons are difficult to make as some RTNs were only fully implemented in 2014. If there is a wide disparity be…

Source: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/2019/http://content.digital.nhs.uk/media/22305/Data-Release-Register-April-to-August-2016/xls/Data_Release_Register__April_-_August_2016.xlsx. Captured 2026-10-30.

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