We are pleased that the innovative Data Sustains Life project, led by the Pre-hospital Research and Audit Network (PRANA), has been featured by the BBC. This pioneering research seeks to link road crash data with health records to generate new insights into traffic collisions, with the aim of reducing severe injuries and fatalities on Britain’s roads.
The project, driven by the University Hospital Southampton and the Transport Research Laboratory, will bring together data from ambulances, hospitals, coroners, police, and government agencies across Thames Valley, Hampshire, and Dorset. By integrating these previously siloed datasets, researchers will be able to uncover patterns, identify risk factors, and propose evidence-based interventions that could help save lives.
The Wessex Secure Data Environment (Wessex SDE) is driving this project forward by securing vital data-sharing agreements, standardising data, and enabling secure linking across multiple sources. Our expertise ensures the data is prepared for seamless integration while maintaining strict privacy and security standards. While the research has not yet begun within the SDE, our groundwork is essential—laying the foundation for high-impact, data-driven insights that will shape future road safety research.
The BBC feature also highlights the project’s long-term potential to scale nationally, influencing both UK policy and global best practices in road safety. We are proud to contribute to the preparatory stages of this work, helping to lay the foundations for meaningful, data-driven research that could have a lasting impact on public safety.
Read the full article on the BBC website.