GM Secure Data Environment (SDE) - Research
Find out more on the current research being undertaken through the GM SDE
The GM Secure Data Environment will help the Health and Care system to understand the many big health challenges that are affecting the communities where we live. This could include why Greater Manchester has such a high incidence of long-term health conditions, meaning that people have a shorter life expectancy and can expect to experience poorer health at a younger age, than the rest of the UK.
“There’s an enormous untapped potential in Greater Manchester’s healthcare data, but getting access is very slow or impossible. The GM SDE will change that. It will make this valuable resource available for research, while keeping everyone’s information safe. This close collaboration between the NHS and the University of Manchester means that discoveries can be turned into real-world benefits much faster, improving the health of the residents of GM.”
Dr. Richard Williams, Senior Software Engineer in Health Informatics, University of Manchester
