The Research Advisory Group (RAG), hosted by NHS Digital, brings the research community together to advance the use and effectiveness of NHS Digital's data and services. Group membership consists of senior representatives from across research, the third sector and NHS Digital.
The aim of RAG is to build a strategic partnership between researchers and NHS Digital. This partnership will:
- enable NHS Digital to improve its data and data services
- help researchers deliver better research quicker through the use of high-quality NHS Digital data, for the benefit of patients and the public
Find out more from our Director of Data, Professor Daniel Ray.
RAG contains two subgroups. Find out more about the activities of these groups:
Streamlining ethics and approvals (in the context of DARS applications) sub-group
Future NHS Digital services - Innovation sub-group
RAG members are:
| Organisation | Name | Designation |
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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) |
Dr Louise Wood |
Co-Chair of the Research Advisory Group |
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Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Professor Fiona Watt |
Co-Chair of the Research Advisory Group |
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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)(DH) |
Justin Riordan-Jones |
Head of Systems and Information (Research) |
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Clare Newland |
Head of Data Science |
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The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
Dr Bridget Taylor |
UK Research and Innovation Digital Communications Lead |
|
Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Dr Ekaterini Blaveri |
Programme Manager for the Data Science team |
|
Medical Research Council |
Dr Alex Bailey | Programme Manager |
|
Public Health England |
Professor John Newton |
Director of Health Improvement |
|
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
Professor Dame Janet Finch |
Senior academic and administrator |
|
Nuffield Department of Population Health and Oxford University |
Professor Martin Landray |
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology within the Nuffield Department of Population Health and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at the University of Oxford. |
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Professor of Medicine at the University of Leeds |
Professor Sir Alex Markham |
Chair of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) Health Informatics Sub-Group |
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Academic Health Science Networks |
Professor Gary Ford |
Chief Executive Officer of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network |
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University College London (UCL) |
Professor Harry Hemingway |
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the University College London and Director of the Farr Institute in London |
|
Health Data Research UK |
Professor Andrew Morris |
Professor of Medicine, Director Health Data Research UK and Vice-Principal Data Science at the University of Edinburgh |
|
Health Research Authority (HRA) |
Dr Janet Messer |
Director of Approvals Service at the Health Research Authority |
|
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) |
Dr Janet Valentine | Director |
| Charity sector | Professor Sara Marshall |
Head of Clinical and Physiological Sciences, The Wellcome Trust |
| Charity Sector | Aisling Burnand |
Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Medical Research Charities |
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Office of the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care |
James Wilson | Representing the National Data Guardian |
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Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) |
Dr Shahid Hanif |
Head of Health Data and Outcomes |
|
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) |
Dr Andrew Roddam |
VP and Head of Real World Evidence and Epidemiology |
|
NHS Digital |
Professor Sudhesh Kumar |
Non-Executive Director (NHS Digital) |
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NHS Digital |
Professor Soraya Dhillon |
Non-Executive Director (NHS Digital) |
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NHS Digital |
Tom Denwood |
Executive Director of Data, Insights and Statistics: Executive Sponsor of the Research Advisory Group |
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NHS Digital |
Professor Martin Severs |
Medical Director and Caldicott Guardian |
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NHS Digital |
Professor Daniel Ray |
NHS Digital Data Director |
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NHS Digital |
Garry Coleman |
Director of Data Dissemination (Interim) |
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NHS Digital |
Estelle Spence | Strategic Account Manager |
Please contact us at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk if you'd like a copy of minutes from RAG meetings or our Terms of Reference.