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New OpenSAFELY paper 👇
New BMJ Research: Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
New OpenSAFELY paper 👇
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🚨 OpenSAFELY Milestone Paper!
How did the pandemic affect diagnosis rates for chronic diseases?
We analysed rates for 19 long-term conditions in 30m people in England. The results are out this week in @bmj.com
📄 Read here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
How did the pandemic affect diagnosis rates for chronic diseases?
We analysed rates for 19 long-term conditions in 30m people in England. The results are out this week in @bmj.com
📄 Read here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
Time trends in newly recorded diagnoses of 19 long term conditions before, during, and after the covid-19 pandemic: population based cohort study in England using OpenSAFELY
Objective To evaluate temporal changes in rates of newly recorded diagnoses for 19 long term conditions in England in relation to the covid-19 pandemic by disease, age group, sex, socioeconomic status...
doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
🚨 OpenSAFELY Milestone Paper!
How did the pandemic affect diagnosis rates for chronic diseases?
We analysed rates for 19 long-term conditions in 30m people in England. The results are out this week in @bmj.com
📄 Read here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
How did the pandemic affect diagnosis rates for chronic diseases?
We analysed rates for 19 long-term conditions in 30m people in England. The results are out this week in @bmj.com
📄 Read here: doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
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Live from Oxford with Professor Ben Goldacre — Bad Pharma, Good Data, Better Care
We take the stage at the @bennettoxford.bsky.social with its Director, @bengoldacre.bsky.social, for a conversation on evidence, transparency, and why better data is the starting point—not the end point—of better care
We take the stage at the @bennettoxford.bsky.social with its Director, @bengoldacre.bsky.social, for a conversation on evidence, transparency, and why better data is the starting point—not the end point—of better care
Live from Oxford with Professor Ben Goldacre - Bad Pharma, Good …
The Apothecaries are back on the road! In this special live episode, The Aural Apothecary takes the stage at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science, hosted …
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January 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Live from Oxford with Professor Ben Goldacre — Bad Pharma, Good Data, Better Care
We take the stage at the @bennettoxford.bsky.social with its Director, @bengoldacre.bsky.social, for a conversation on evidence, transparency, and why better data is the starting point—not the end point—of better care
We take the stage at the @bennettoxford.bsky.social with its Director, @bengoldacre.bsky.social, for a conversation on evidence, transparency, and why better data is the starting point—not the end point—of better care
That brings the 2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium to a close. A big thank you to everyone who joined us. It has been a fantastic two days and we look forward to continuing this work with you.
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
That brings the 2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium to a close. A big thank you to everyone who joined us. It has been a fantastic two days and we look forward to continuing this work with you.
Morning Oxford. We will be kicking off day 2 with a demo of our tools. OpenSAFELY, OpenPrescribing, OpenPrescribing Hospitals, OpenCodelists and OpenCodeCounts.
December 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Morning Oxford. We will be kicking off day 2 with a demo of our tools. OpenSAFELY, OpenPrescribing, OpenPrescribing Hospitals, OpenCodelists and OpenCodeCounts.
Congratulations to all of the winners of the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing. You can read more on our LinkedIn and we will be sharing more on our blog over the coming days.
www.linkedin.com/posts/bennet...
www.linkedin.com/posts/bennet...
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Congratulations to all of the winners of the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing. You can read more on our LinkedIn and we will be sharing more on our blog over the coming days.
www.linkedin.com/posts/bennet...
www.linkedin.com/posts/bennet...
Great start with a deep look at prescribing data.
December 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great start with a deep look at prescribing data.
Good morning Oxford. Ready for Day 1 of the Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium.
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Good morning Oxford. Ready for Day 1 of the Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium.
Tomorrow: sold-out Bennett Symposium at Jesus College www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-.... Day 1 = presentations and panels. Day 2 = collaborative sessions and drop-ins with OpenPrescribing & OpenSAFELY teams. If you're attending, see you there 📊
2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
The two-day 2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium will take place at Jesus College in Oxford on 10–11 December 2025.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tomorrow: sold-out Bennett Symposium at Jesus College www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-.... Day 1 = presentations and panels. Day 2 = collaborative sessions and drop-ins with OpenPrescribing & OpenSAFELY teams. If you're attending, see you there 📊
We are hiring researchers!
We’re looking for Epidemiologists / Health Data Scientists to join our growing research team at the Bennett Institute.
Please check out the job advert and tell your friends!
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/09...
We’re looking for Epidemiologists / Health Data Scientists to join our growing research team at the Bennett Institute.
Please check out the job advert and tell your friends!
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/09...
We're hiring researchers to work on OpenSAFELY | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
Come and work with us! We’re looking for Epidemiologists / Health Data Scientists to join our growing research team.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We are hiring researchers!
We’re looking for Epidemiologists / Health Data Scientists to join our growing research team at the Bennett Institute.
Please check out the job advert and tell your friends!
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/09...
We’re looking for Epidemiologists / Health Data Scientists to join our growing research team at the Bennett Institute.
Please check out the job advert and tell your friends!
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/09...
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The mighty @bmjmedicine.bsky.social have joined Bluesky!
Follow them!
It reminded me of our first paper there - PINCER medication safety indicators using OpenSAFELY
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Short thread to remind everyone else!
Follow them!
It reminded me of our first paper there - PINCER medication safety indicators using OpenSAFELY
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Short thread to remind everyone else!
Changes in medication safety indicators in England throughout the covid-19 pandemic using OpenSAFELY: population based, retrospective cohort study of 57 million patients using federated analytics
Objective To implement complex, PINCER (pharmacist led information technology intervention) prescribing indicators, on a national scale with general practice data to describe the impact of the covid-1...
doi.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The mighty @bmjmedicine.bsky.social have joined Bluesky!
Follow them!
It reminded me of our first paper there - PINCER medication safety indicators using OpenSAFELY
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Short thread to remind everyone else!
Follow them!
It reminded me of our first paper there - PINCER medication safety indicators using OpenSAFELY
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Short thread to remind everyone else!
📢Competition time!
We are launching the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing to celebrate the best user-led projects!
Have you improved safety, saved money or improved prescribing in your organisation using OpenPrescribing?
Enter now!
Find out more here 👇
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08...
We are launching the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing to celebrate the best user-led projects!
Have you improved safety, saved money or improved prescribing in your organisation using OpenPrescribing?
Enter now!
Find out more here 👇
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08...
Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
We’re launching the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing to celebrate the best user-led projects using OpenPrescribing. Enter by sharing your work online and sending us the link — all kinds of entries wel...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📢Competition time!
We are launching the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing to celebrate the best user-led projects!
Have you improved safety, saved money or improved prescribing in your organisation using OpenPrescribing?
Enter now!
Find out more here 👇
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08...
We are launching the Bennett Prize in OpenPrescribing to celebrate the best user-led projects!
Have you improved safety, saved money or improved prescribing in your organisation using OpenPrescribing?
Enter now!
Find out more here 👇
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08...
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We are launching a project on improving code sharing in health and medical research funded by @ukri.org and working with @floriannaudet.bsky.social and @bmj.com
Read more here:
bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08/help-us-improve-code-sharing-in-health-research/
Read more here:
bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08/help-us-improve-code-sharing-in-health-research/
Help Us Improve Code Sharing in Health Research | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
We are starting a UKRI-funded project on improving code sharing and want your help!
bennett.ox.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We are launching a project on improving code sharing in health and medical research funded by @ukri.org and working with @floriannaudet.bsky.social and @bmj.com
Read more here:
bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08/help-us-improve-code-sharing-in-health-research/
Read more here:
bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/08/help-us-improve-code-sharing-in-health-research/
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💊 New research from @bennettoxford.bsky.social finds wide variation in how long repeat prescriptions last across England, with durations ranging from 28 to 84 days depending on region, practice & software.
Longer prescriptions could save time for patients & the NHS 👩⚕️
Longer prescriptions could save time for patients & the NHS 👩⚕️
New study reveals wide variation in how long repeat prescriptions last across England
New research from the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science examined the length of repeat prescriptions for long-term conditions across England. Without any national guidance, the length and freq...
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
June 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
💊 New research from @bennettoxford.bsky.social finds wide variation in how long repeat prescriptions last across England, with durations ranging from 28 to 84 days depending on region, practice & software.
Longer prescriptions could save time for patients & the NHS 👩⚕️
Longer prescriptions could save time for patients & the NHS 👩⚕️
Save the date: 10-11 December 2025
We'll be hosting a symposium on medicines, NHS data, and open research.
Here's more info, and a chance to sign up for updates: www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...
We'll be hosting a symposium on medicines, NHS data, and open research.
Here's more info, and a chance to sign up for updates: www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...
2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
The two-day 2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium will take place at Jesus College in Oxford on 10–11 December 2025.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Save the date: 10-11 December 2025
We'll be hosting a symposium on medicines, NHS data, and open research.
Here's more info, and a chance to sign up for updates: www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...
We'll be hosting a symposium on medicines, NHS data, and open research.
Here's more info, and a chance to sign up for updates: www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...
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We tried to do some formulary review work for a tiny sub-set of info about antidepressants in an undergrad project back in 2022. Just trying to map which were the live formularies and which one applied to different geographic regions was very hard (thanks to repeated NHS reorganisations) (1/2)
Should we all publish our FAILED funding proposals? And what's the deal with every small patch in the NHS having its own bespoke prescribing guidelines?
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
OpenFormulary: ahead of its time | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
In 2019, we pitched a national tool to track local formularies. Now the NHS is doing just that! We’re sharing our plans and advice to help it succeed.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We tried to do some formulary review work for a tiny sub-set of info about antidepressants in an undergrad project back in 2022. Just trying to map which were the live formularies and which one applied to different geographic regions was very hard (thanks to repeated NHS reorganisations) (1/2)
We had some thoughts about formularies
Should we all publish our FAILED funding proposals? And what's the deal with every small patch in the NHS having its own bespoke prescribing guidelines?
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
OpenFormulary: ahead of its time | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
In 2019, we pitched a national tool to track local formularies. Now the NHS is doing just that! We’re sharing our plans and advice to help it succeed.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
June 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
We had some thoughts about formularies
Lots going on
Can the NHS implement new meds quickly?
Some say no......
But Phesgo® shows it can happen overnight.
New OpenPrescribing Hospitals measure:
hospitals.openprescribing.net/measures/phe...
Some say no......
But Phesgo® shows it can happen overnight.
New OpenPrescribing Hospitals measure:
hospitals.openprescribing.net/measures/phe...
June 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Lots going on
And in other news
"Have you thought about applying the @opensafely model, for data privacy and efficiency, to non-health data?"
YES WE HAVE
Behold the new... OpenSAFELY-Schools!!
schools.opensafely.org
YES WE HAVE
Behold the new... OpenSAFELY-Schools!!
schools.opensafely.org
OpenSAFELY Schools
A collaboration between the National Institute of Teaching and the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
schools.opensafely.org
June 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
And in other news
We shared our OpenPrescribing Hospitals beta with the folks at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress, and the response was very positive! Here's a short post from @brianmackenna.bsky.social with more info -
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
OpenPrescribing Hospitals Meets the Public | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
Brian MacKenna demonstrated OpenPrescribing Hospitals at the 2025 Clinical Pharmacy Congress last month. Here’s his thoughts on how it went.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We shared our OpenPrescribing Hospitals beta with the folks at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress, and the response was very positive! Here's a short post from @brianmackenna.bsky.social with more info -
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/06...
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Our first #WorldImmunizationWeek podcast episode is live now!
Tune in to hear from @emprestige.bsky.social about their journey from MSc to PhD @lshtm.bsky.social. They also share insider tips on the best lunch spots in central London, so don't miss this.
soundcloud.com/user-7893872...
Tune in to hear from @emprestige.bsky.social about their journey from MSc to PhD @lshtm.bsky.social. They also share insider tips on the best lunch spots in central London, so don't miss this.
soundcloud.com/user-7893872...
April 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our first #WorldImmunizationWeek podcast episode is live now!
Tune in to hear from @emprestige.bsky.social about their journey from MSc to PhD @lshtm.bsky.social. They also share insider tips on the best lunch spots in central London, so don't miss this.
soundcloud.com/user-7893872...
Tune in to hear from @emprestige.bsky.social about their journey from MSc to PhD @lshtm.bsky.social. They also share insider tips on the best lunch spots in central London, so don't miss this.
soundcloud.com/user-7893872...
We're hiring an OpenSAFELY product manager. Come and join us, we're a nice bunch.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/04...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/04...
Hiring an OpenSAFELY product manager | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
We’re looking for a product manager to come and work on OpenSAFELY with us.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
April 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We're hiring an OpenSAFELY product manager. Come and join us, we're a nice bunch.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/04...
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/04...
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We're adding hospital prescribing data to our hugely popular openprescribing data platform. So...
What does NHS hospital prescribing data look like? As ever, our team culture is to build, but also to document, all in the open. Here is a deep deep dive... www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/03...
What does NHS hospital prescribing data look like? As ever, our team culture is to build, but also to document, all in the open. Here is a deep deep dive... www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/03...
OpenPrescribing Hospitals - now live, and open for your feedback | Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
We’ve made OpenPrescribing Hospitals platform to all with our first feature. Read more to see how you can access it.
www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We're adding hospital prescribing data to our hugely popular openprescribing data platform. So...
What does NHS hospital prescribing data look like? As ever, our team culture is to build, but also to document, all in the open. Here is a deep deep dive... www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/03...
What does NHS hospital prescribing data look like? As ever, our team culture is to build, but also to document, all in the open. Here is a deep deep dive... www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2025/03...
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How often do you go to the doctor for your regular prescription?
Every month? Every two months? Twice a year? Once a year?
We ran the numbers.
New paper out in @bjgp.bsky.social 👇
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Every month? Every two months? Twice a year? Once a year?
We ran the numbers.
New paper out in @bjgp.bsky.social 👇
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Variation in prescription duration for long term conditions: a cohort study in English NHS primary care using OpenPrescribing
Background: Many patients receive routine medications for long-term conditions (LTCs). Doctors typically issue repeat prescriptions in one to three month durations, but England currently has no nation...
doi.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
How often do you go to the doctor for your regular prescription?
Every month? Every two months? Twice a year? Once a year?
We ran the numbers.
New paper out in @bjgp.bsky.social 👇
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
Every month? Every two months? Twice a year? Once a year?
We ran the numbers.
New paper out in @bjgp.bsky.social 👇
doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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