What is the ECHILD Research Database?

Speaker(s):

ECHILD Team

Abstract:

We will introduce the ECHILD Research Database, which links longitudinal administrative records from health, education and social care for >20 million children in England. ECHILD will soon be available for access by accredited researchers on the ONS Secure Research Service. We will use this session to describe the data available in ECHILD, demonstrate how it can be used, and explain how to apply for access.

 

We propose a 2-hr workshop format, with break-out sessions, as follows:

- Introductions / ice breaker

- Introduction to HES / NPD / ECHILD

- Breakout sessions for participants to discuss any questions they have and their thoughts about how ECHILD could be used to answer a specific research question

- Q&A

- Breakout sessions with interactive whiteboard to explore the benefits of using ECHILD to evaluate specific research questions and find out what information is needed to plan a study

- Feedback session with members of the ECHILD team