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Dataset-specific publications, such as Data Explained documents and user guides, can be found on the ADR UK Data Catalogue or on Flagship datasets.

3 April 2025

Data Insight: Disengagement from school among pupils experiencing homelessness in Wales

This Data Insight explores the association between disengagement from school and youth homelessness. The team analysed data from a screening tool forming part of a youth homelessness prevention scheme in Wales, known as Upstream Cymru. Three forms of school disengagement were measured: exclusions/suspension, truancy, and misbehavior.

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31 March 2025

Exploring cancer inequalities in Wales through linked administrative data

This Data Insight describes the study which assessed the feasibility of linking administrative data from different sources.

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25 February 2025

The impact of co-occurring homelessness and substance misuse on secondary healthcare in Wales

This Data Insight presents the findings of a study carried out as part of the BOLD Substance Misuse Pilot in Wales, which focuses on early intervention and prevention of the escalation of substance misuse.

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29 January 2025

Data Insight: Causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales

This ADR Wales Data Insight presents findings from research into the underlying causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Wales.

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11 September 2024

Data Insight: BMI and immunisation uptake by different levels of engagement with Flying Start in Swansea

This Data Insight explores the body mass index (BMI) and immunisation uptake across different levels of engagement with the health visiting component of Flying Start programme, in the City and County of Swansea.

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22 August 2024

Data Insight: Inequalities in severe COVID-19 outcomes in Wales, 2020 to 2022

This ADR Wales Data Insight examines the impact of confounding factors on severe health outcomes, comparing inequalities in COVID-19 related hospitalisations, critical care admissions and deaths during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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24 July 2024

Data Insight: European Union Settled Status Data Linkage Project (Wales) - Preliminary findings for mental health

This Data Insight provides a preliminary analysis of general practice (GP) data relating to individuals born in the European Union living in Wales, and individuals born in Wales living in Wales. The focus is on reported mental health events (i.e. an event being classified as a GP visit). This analysis forms part of the EU Settled Status (EUSS) Data Linkage Project.

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20 December 2023

Data Insight: Risk factors associated with primary care-reported domestic violence for women involved in Family Law care proceedings

This Data Insight explores risk factors for domestic violence and abuse experienced by mothers involved in public law family court care proceedings in Wales.

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14 December 2023

Data Insight: Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of children that are clinically extremely vulnerable or living with clinically extremely vulnerable people in Wales

This Data Insight examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of clinically extremely vulnerable children and children living with clinically extremely vulnerable people in Wales, using data linkage methods.

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23 August 2023

Data Insight: Clinical coding and capture of Long COVID: a cohort study in Wales using linked health and demographic data

This Data Insight looks at clinical coding of Long COVID recorded in primary and secondary care to aid understanding of coding quality, the variation of use in primary care software systems and the completeness and usability of data. It provides a comprehensive characterisation of patients clinically diagnosed with Long COVID, with the aim of building a deeper understanding of this relatively new condition.

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