Health and Disability
There is a wide range of administrative data collected by a number of Government departments that can potentially be used for health and disability focused research.
The NHS Information Centre records data on hospital admissions, outpatients and accident and emergencies. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) records welfare payments made to individuals who are unable to work because of ill health or need extra care, for example Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Employment Support Allowance. The Identity and Passport Service records births and deaths. This information is shared with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) who then make the data available to the research community. The Ministry of Justice collects Coroner information.
Access arrangements to these datasets varies so please read the detailed dataset information (where available) on this website.
Health and Disability administrative data summary
| Dataset | Organisation name | Key variables | Information available on the ADLS website? |
| Accident and Emergency dataset | NHS Information Centre | Patient details, accident reason, accident location, diagnosis | Yes. Please click here for detailed information |
| Inpatient (including maternity) dataset | NHS Information Centre | Patient details, treatment location, diagnosis, waiting times | Yes. Please click here for detailed information |
| Outpatient dataset | NHS Information Centre | Patient details, attendance types, non-attendances, waiting times | Yes. Please click here for detailed information |
| Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study | Department for Work and Pensions | Age and gender of claimant, benefit type, duration of spell on benefits, geographical locations | Yes. Please click here for detailed information |
The ADLS will add new information and datasets to the Health and Disability theme section over time. Please keep checking back and you may also wish to receive notification by registering with us for these information updates.
