Covid-19

NEWS - SCADR research featured in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was held in Edinburgh this month, to examine Scotland’s response to and the impact of the pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future. Two pieces of SCADR research were featured in the inquiry proceedings.  

NEWS - Updated report on Infants Born into Care in Scotland

Our new report, 'Infants Born into Care in Scotland', provides an updated and extended version of our previous report published in 2020.

 

BLOG - Covid-19 fines in Scotland: What we know so far

In this blog, Dr Victoria Gorton and Professor Susan McVie, from the University of Edinburgh, describe the latest findings from the Policing the Pandemic in Scotland project. This analysis explores patterns...

BLOG No. 9 - Final blog in the 'deaths at home' series

This is my 9th blog and wraps up my blog series looking at increased deaths at home during the pandemic.

DATA INSIGHTS - Community mortality due to Covid-19

Overview

This research, which is currently in progress, explores the implications of age and other factors for mortality in care home residents relative to people who lived in other settings during the Covid-19 pandemic.

DATA INSIGHTS - Occupation and COVID-19 deaths: Scotland in a comparative perspective

The pandemic has made an impact on everyone’s lives since March 2020. For many communities, it also has had a significant impact on death rates in the UK. Research teams are working closely with Scottish Government’s Covid-19 Data and Intelligence Network, exploring social risk factors for Covid-19.

Deaths at home during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland

This research builds on our earlier work, and explores the increase in deaths at home during the Covid pandemic and its implications for end of life care and health service usage.

IMPACT CASE STUDY - Innovative residential linkage tool

Chris Dibben, Director of SCADR, worked closely with Public Health Scotland to allow households and their precise geographic location to be identified in health and other datasets by linking Community Health Index (CHI) and Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN). This new residential linkage - ...

IMPACT CASE STUDY- ADR Scotland: Responding to the pandemic

Since the start of the pandemic, colleagues across ADR Scotland have offered critical insights, expertise and resource to support the data-driven response to Covid-19 in Scotland.

Investigating socioeconomic, household and environmental risk factors for Covid-19 in Scotland

This study aims to use linked administrative data for a large cohort of the Scottish population to enhance our understanding of how the occupational, household and environmental circumstances in which people live impact the risk of adverse Covid-19 outcomes.

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