Part of Data for Research and Development Programme - Evaluation
Appendix E: Benefits
Revised benefits following internal review.
| Reference | Description of benefit | Value assumptions to calculate benefits | Impact/ outcome category | Benefit type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBO1 B1 | Improved time to access data for research |
Reduction in average time - baseline current position and evidence assumptions. |
Reduced operating costs/save staff time (admin) | NCR |
| OBO1 B2 | Increase in the attraction of research applications | Increase in number of applications % of conversion rate = No of research enquiries out of No of applications x 100 |
Growth | Societal |
| OBO1 B3 | Increased numbers of research papers published that have used data from SDEs | Number of papers published with SDE data quoted as reference source (search tools and citing apps available) | Industry growth | Societal |
| OBO1 B4 | Increase in public trust in data usage | % of data access requests publicly listed. Number of citizens engaged per year - stretch target YoY average survey trust score (1–5). Number of upheld data complaints. % of projects with public benefit statements - 100%. |
Preserve or increase trust | Quality |
| OBO1 B5 | Increased operational efficiency - cost saving | Total amount of sub benefits in cash savings. The time saved efficiencies should be used to calculate the costs. |
Reduce operating costs | CR |
| OBO1 B6 | Increased operational efficiency - time saved | Total time saved due to operational efficiency gains | Save staff time (admin) | NCR |
| OBO1 B7 | Increase in revenue through SDE income | Total income - through commercial activity (not funding) | Revenue generation | CR |
| OBO1 B8 | Increase growth and investment | Growth %= total value for all SDEs this quarter - total value for all SDEs last quarter/value last quarter ×100 | Financial growth | NCR |
| OBO1 B9 | Increase in value of assets | Total cash value of assets in £. Increase in value = current value of assets−baseline value of assets. |
Revenue generation | NCR |
| OBO1 B10 | Increased growth of data availability at scale | % increase in data availability | Improved patient outcomes | Quality |
| OBO1 B11 | Increased job opportunities linked to research within the SDE Network. | Define Job growth metrics - show an increase in roles within SDE networks over a defined period of time Increase = new value / old value / old value x 100 |
Improve business continuity resilience | Societal |
| OBO1 B12 | Expansion of research partnerships across the SDE Network | Total of increase Baseline number vs new number |
Reduce operating costs | Quality |
| OBO1 B13 | Decrease in data sharing breaches (measured in decrease in cost and number of breaches) | Trend in number of data breaches/incidents and financial £ / metric | Reduce operating costs | CR |
| OBO1 B14 | Increase in data security and consistency by offering secure online access instead of offline copies. | % of data provided via access vs offline copies sum = total number of projects accessing data vs secure access / total number of projects |
Reduce vulnerability to cyber-attack | Quality |
| OBO1 B15 | Increase in the quality of healthcare data/research ready data | Data quality indicators | Reduce operating costs | Quality |
| OBO1 B16 | Improved patient outcomes through the adoption of research-informed interventions enabled by enhanced access to research ready data. | Number of research projects by category and link case studies to show the impact. We will also look into calculating societal £ value at a later stage (P2). |
Improved patient outcomes | Societal |
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