Research and Innovation (R&I) helps Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) improve health and care services across Wales through the safe and effective use of data and digital technology.

We support the secure, transparent and ethical use of health and care data. We also provide a trusted route for accessing NHS Wales health and social care data for approved research and innovation projects.

Our work helps to:

• Improve patient care and experiences
• Develop better digital services and tools
• Support evidence-based decision making
• Enable high-quality research and innovation

We provide access to:

• NHS Wales data through established governance processes
• A secure data environment for safe data analysis
• Specialist expertise in data linkage, analytics and research methods
• Advice on using data and digital technologies to support innovation