Testimonials

The Data for Research and Development Programme and NHS Research Secure Data Environment Network has earned the trust of healthcare pioneers, research institutions, and technology leaders worldwide. Through this innovative approach, we're enabling approved access to NHS data insights while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance. From COVID-19 analysis to clinical trials, our partners are leveraging this unique resource to drive meaningful healthcare advancements and shape the future of medical research in the UK.

"The SDE Network provides an extraordinary opportunity to access data to support robust research that can be trusted by health technology appraisers and regulators to make the right decisions on drugs for patients"

Christie Brooks, Chief Data Officer, Arcturis

"The SDE Network has been fundamental to providing access to data – not only that, but trusted data underpinning the National Data Pathology platform for research"

Daljeet Bansal, Director of Operations, National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC)

"The SDE Network offers patients approved use of data to improve their outcomes from treatments for cancer"

Edward Heelas, Evidence Generation Lead, AstraZeneca

"Wessex Secure Data Environment has transformed our ability to link data across government and the NHS, supporting research to advocate for patients through data. This simply wouldn't be possible without the SDE"

Phil Hyde, Chief Investigator, Prehospital Research and Audit Network (PRANA), based with Wessex SDE

"It's all about the harmonisation of the standards for accessing data, harmonisation of data, harmonisation of data quality, and then access to secure data environments to do the work. The SDE Network is addressing all the challenges we face."

Alan Pinder, Principal Architect, Canon Medical Research Europe

"The SDE Network provides both scale and granularity of data, which are incredibly vital if we're going to make a difference to people with rare diseases"

Rebecca Cosgriff, Scientific Director, Health Data Strategy, LifeArc

"The Secure Data Environment is a unique service, with unrivalled data depth - vital for our COVID-19 analysis among vulnerable populations. It has enabled us to reveal critical insights at speed and granularity that would otherwise be impossible."

Nahila Justo, PhD, MBA, Executive Director, Evidera

"Amazon Web Services is proud to help the NHS develop its national and sub-national Secure Data Environments. We are collaborating with the NHS, its supplier community, and AWS Partners to help researchers accelerate healthcare innovation, through easy access to secure, compliant, and sustainable cloud solutions."

Kira Levy, Head of Healthcare UK, Amazon Web Services

"We believe this programme is crucial for building public trust and enhancing the UK’s capabilities in vital areas such as real-world evidence and clinical trials."

Jacob West, Managing Director - Healthcare, Microsoft UK

"[We]... need to give a lot of credit to the NHS in terms of how it is really trying hard to make sure that this works. Its Data for Research and Development Programme and the ongoing initiative for a secure data environment are good examples of that."

Henry Li, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change