How does health visiting in the first year of life vary by family characteristics? A longitudinal analysis of administrative data.

Background: The health visiting service in UK promotes the health and wellbeing of families with young children and comprises a universal offer (three mandated contacts between birth and 12 months) and additional contacts based on need. We aimed to understand how the level of health visiting support received varies by family characteristics.

Methods: Using the Community Services Data Set linked to Hospital Episode Statistics, we identified 52 555 children in 10 local authorities with complete health visiting data for 12 months between April 2016 and March 2020.

Data Resource: the National Pupil Database (NPD).

Introduction: The National Pupil Database (NPD) is a record-level administrative data resource curated by the UK government's Department for Education that is used for funding purposes, school performance tables, policy making, and research.

Processes: Data are sourced from schools, exam awarding bodies, and local authorities who collect data on an on-going basis and submit to the Department for Education either termly or yearly.

Data Contents: NPD contains child-level and school-level data on all pupils in state schools in England (6.

The effects of cancer research participation on patient experience: a mixed-methods analysis.

Patient-reported benefits of research participation have been described by study participants; however, many studies have small sample sizes or are limited to patient groups with poor prognoses. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of research participation on patient experience using survey responses from a large, national sample of cancer patients (N = 66 462) and interviews with breast cancer patients attending a London trust. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate associations between taking part in research and positive patient experience.

Stratified, precision or personalised medicine? Cancer services in the 'real world' of a London hospital.

We conducted ethnographic research in collaboration with a large, research-intensive London breast cancer service in 2013-2014 so as to understand the practices and potential effects of stratified medicine. Stratified medicine is often seen as a synonym for both personalised and precision medicine but these three terms, we found, also related to distinct facets of treatment and care. Personalised medicine is the term adopted for the developing 2016 NHS England Strategy, in which breast cancer care is considered a prime example of improved biological precision and better patient outcomes.

Inequalities in the care experiences of patients with cancer: analysis of data from the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2011-2012.

Objectives: To explore inequalities in the care experiences of of patients with cancer by patient, clinical and trust-level factors [corrected].

Design: Secondary analysis of data from the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2011-2012.

Setting And Participants: Adult patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer who attended an acute or specialist National Health Service (NHS) trust in England.