The Barts Health Data Platform

The Barts Health NHS Trust (BHNT) has established the Barts Health Data Platform (BHDP) as part of a broader Precision Medicine Programme (PMP) to support research into, and operational deployment of, advanced data analytics for the 2.5M patients and public primarily living in East London. The BHDP consist of three new components: the Barts Health Data Access Committee (BHDAC) (which brings together relevant professionals and public to review and make data access decisions), the Analysis Data Core (ADC) (which transforms raw patient data from various internal sources into a coherent data set for onward analysis) and a Secure Data Environment (SDE) (where authorised projects and users analyse sensitive data). This paper will provide a high-level overview of the design and implementation of these components, and how they provide the governance and technical measures needed to successfully deliver secure access to sensitive health records. This work has been supported by Barts Charity through two awards (G-001725 and G-002196) that will enable the design and operation of the BHDP between 2021 and 2027.