TVS SDE shortlisted for national HSJ award

Thames Valley and Surrey health data research programme shortlisted for national award The Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment (TVS SDE) is shortlisted in the Data Integration Project of the Year category at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2026, which celebrate outstanding collaboration between NHS organisations and industry…

TVS SDE event

On 5 December, the Thames Valley & Surrey Secure Data Environment (TVS SDE) hosted an event in Oxford, chaired by Dr Ben Attwood (SRO, TVS SDE) that brought together the TVS SDE team and committee members. This event provided an opportunity for participants to connect, share updates, and acknowledge the…

National PPIE Event

On Tuesday November 4th, Hilary Fanning, SRO for the NHS England Data for R&D held a national event in London that brought together patients and public members who support the work of Secure Data Environments across England. Public members attended from Thames Valley and Surrey. Patient and public contributions were…

We are recruiting!

We’re delighted to launch a series of exciting new roles and opportunities across the Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment (TVS SDE), hosted by the R&D Clinical Informatics Team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH)

Insights from Public Engagement on NHS Data Preferences

Earlier this year, Thinks Insight & Strategy was commissioned by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care to lead a national public engagement programme focused on public trust in health and social care data use. The latest phase of the programme explored the current opt-out landscape, and…

Gypsy, Roma & Travellers: Attitudes to Healthcare Data for Planning & Research – Report availible

As part of it’s work with the TVS SDE,  Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley recently collaborated with Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) on a vital qualitative engagement project: “Gypsy, Roma & Travellers: Attitudes to Healthcare Data for Planning & Research”. This work highlights crucial insights into how healthcare data…

Health Research Showcase in Oxford 29th May 2025

The TVS SDE joined the Health Research Showcase on 29 May 2025. Researchers from Oxford’s two NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) took over the city’s Westgate Centre. We joined the…

TVS SDE Featured on Radio 4 Broadcasting House

The Thames Valley & Surrey SDE was proud to be featured on BBC R4’s Broadcasting House programme, transmitted on Sunday 11th May. The report included interviews with Ben Attwood, Fergus Gleeson and patient representative Non Hill, and was followed by an interview with Sir…

NHS Hospitals Interoperability Summit

The Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment is hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The TVS SDE Team are working with Starlight Consulting, as a healthcare strategy partner, and Telefonica Tech for technical expertise and experience in data…

NIHR RRDN Primary Care Research Symposium

Members of the Thames Valley & Surrey Secure Data Environment Team attended the NIHR South Central Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) Primary Care Research Symposium which was held this year on 6th May 2025 in Reading. This event, attended by over 150 delegates, brought together research interested GPs and…

TVS SDE – New National Data Service

The Prime Minister made an announcement on Monday 7th April regarding UK Governments commitment to delivering a Health Data Research Service.  As I am sure you will agree, this is a very exciting initiative which will deliver significant health benefits to UK public and patients.   We are working closely…

Oxford Joint Research Office Seminar – The Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment: What does it mean for me?

The TVS SDE joined the Oxford Joint Research Office Seminar on Tuesday 11 February 2025.  The seminar featured talks from Kerrie Woods (OUH) and Professor Jim Davies (TVS SDE Chief Technology Officer) about progress, data architecture, and work to enable access to data. It was followed by a panel discussion…