Papers
Showing 174 published or preprint papers authored by the Bennett Institute.
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Accuracy and completeness of death recording in primary care electronic health records compared with national death registrations in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
We used OpenSAFELY-TPP to assess the completeness and concordance of death recording and provide recommendations for using date-of-death information.
Status: Preprint
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- OpenSAFELY
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PB2626 Anticoagulation Stewardship: Measuring Best Value Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use in the National Health Service in England using OpenPrescribing Hospitals
A publicly available measure on the OpenPrescribing Hospitals platform for best value direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) issued in the NHS in England in secondary care.
Status: Published
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- OpenPrescribing
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Variation in uptake and dose reduction of CDK4/6 inhibitors for the treatment of breast cancer in England, 2019–2024: a descriptive observational study using OpenPrescribing Hospitals
A descriptive observational study of CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib, and abemaciclib) uptake and dose reduction in NHS trusts in England, using OpenPrescribing Hospitals
Status: Preprint
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- OpenPrescribing
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Trends and variations in Lithium usage across care settings in England between 2015-2024
An analysis of primary and secondary care prescribing data in England to explore trends in the use of lithium in England between 2015-2024.
Status: Preprint
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- OpenPrescribing
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Impact of the pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) shortage on prescribing in England: Analysis of national data
An analysis of national prescribing data in England to assess the impact of the pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) shortage, beginning in June 2023, on prescribing, with validation using OpenPrescribing and OpenPrescribing Hospitals.
Status: Published
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- OpenPrescribing
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Trends in autoimmune rheumatic disease diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a population-based cohort study using OpenSAFELY
This study evaluated the diagnosis rates across autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the COVID-19 pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods, with comparisons by disease, age group, sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Recording of Pharmacy First consultations in general practice records in England: an observational study of the service's first year using OpenSAFELY
Using OpenSAFELY, this study provides the first large-scale assessment of Pharmacy First recording in GP systems during the service’s first year.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Electronic health record data to develop indicators of end-of-life care quality
In this study, we explore the recording and face validity of patient-centric measures of care quality at the end of life which could be derived from primary care electronic records.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY
This study describes temporal changes in the incidence and prevalence of 19 long-term conditions in England, quantifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis rates by disease, age group, sex, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Trends and variation in the use of andexanet alfa for the reversal of direct oral anticoagulants in NHS trusts in England
This study explored trends and variation in the use of andexanet alfa for the reversal of direct oral anticoagulants in NHS Trusts in England.
Status: Published
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- OpenPrescribing
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Opioid prescribing to people on orthopaedic waiting lists during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a study using OpenSAFELY-TPP
This study used the National Waiting List Minimum Dataset linked with GP data to quantify the impact of waiting times on opioid prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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OpenPrescribing Hospitals: An open access analytics platform for hospital medicines use in England
A description of the OpenPrescribing Hospitals platform.
Status: Preprint
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- OpenPrescribing
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of maternal postnatal healthcare examinations in England: an OpenSAFELY interrupted time series analysis providing evidence of disparity in care access
The current study describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of maternal postnatal examinations in England over time and its predictors, including socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Patient characteristics associated with clinically coded long COVID: an OpenSAFELY study using electronic health records
This study investigated patient characteristics associated with clinically coded long COVID from 29 January 2020 to 31 March 2022.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Effect of the 2022 COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign in 50 year olds in England
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the 2022 autumn COVID-19 booster campaign in 50 year olds in England using a regression discontinuity design.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Uptake of service specific codes for the COVID oximetry @Home Pulse Oximetry service: an analysis of 57 million patients' primary care records using OpenSAFELY
This study investigated clinical coding used to support remote pulse oximetry services, with breakdown by regional, clinical and demographic subgroups.
Status: Preprint
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- OpenSAFELY
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Using Laboratory Test Results for Surveillance During a New Outbreak of Acute Hepatitis in 3-Week- to 5-Year-Old Children in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Curaçao: Observational Cohort Study
This study explored a simple federated data analytics method to search for evidence of unreported cases of pediatric hepatitis.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY
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Primary care coding activity related to the use of online consultation systems or remote consulting
We explore general practice coding activity associated with the use of online consultation systems in terms of trends, COVID-19 effect, variation and quality.
Status: Published
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- OpenSAFELY