Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

New AIR/MART inhaler measure has launched in OpenPrescribing and OpenPrescribing Hospitals

New AIR/MART inhaler measure has launched in OpenPrescribing and OpenPrescribing Hospitals

The BCS Primary Health Care Specialist Group (PHCSG) is holding its 45th Annual Conference at the voco Oxford Thames hotel, near Oxford. Join us on Thursday 12 November-Friday 13 November 2026 from 9:...

OpenCodeCounts is an open-access, online interactive tool - we use it to find the 10 most used codes across general practice in England.

OpenCodeCounts is an open-access, online interactive tool - we use it to find the 10 most used codes across general practice in England.

Using electronic health record databases in England and Scotland, this study compared tocilizumab and sarilumab in over 10,000 hospitalised COVID-19 patients and found no meaningful difference in surv...

Join us for the 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science

Join us for the 2026 Bennett Oxford Symposium on Open Code in Science

RegCheck is an AI tool to compare preregistrations with papers instantly.

An analysis of andexanet alfa issuing in NHS trust in England using OpenPrescribing Hospitals

An analysis of andexanet alfa issuing in NHS trust in England using OpenPrescribing Hospitals

Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

This a very nerdy story about a problem that costs the NHS £11.6m a year.

Come and join Seb for his inaugural lecture as the first-ever Professor of Practice at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

Recent research shows Ireland has amongst the highest over-the-counter codeine sales internationally, and that prescriptions for painkillers, particularly opioids, have risen steadily over the last de...

Covering nerdy NHS medicines data topics that have been learnt while building and delivering tools!

Covering nerdy NHS medicines data topics that have been learnt while building and delivering tools!

I've been made Prof of Research Software Engineering. Want to listen to me waffle for an hour, and eat canapés, to mark the occasion?

We are delighted to announce that - from today - you can submit applications to the OpenSAFELY service for non-COVID-19 studies.

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...

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...

Objective To quantify the changes in opioid prescribing over time to a population with high rates of opioid use to understand the impact of longer elective wait times during the covid-19 pandemic.Desi...

One of the most important advances to emerge from the covid-19 pandemic is the ability to measure population health at unprecedented scale and speed. Our study of time trends for long term conditions,...

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...

The use of andexanet alfa varies markedly between NHS regions and between NHS trusts in England. This study is the first analysis of adoption of a new treatment using the OpenPrescribing Hospitals platform, which is expected to provide a generalizable framework for similar analyses in the future.