Table 8.

ALSPAC linkage to health and administrative records

Health records aPrimary care electronic patient records bThe General Practice Research Database (GPRD) aHospital Episodes Statistics (HES), bCancer and Deaths Registry, NHS Information Centre and Office for National Statistics bAd hoc data extraction from hospitals, bgeneral practice, bopticians and records of other health care providers (e.g. records of childhood seizures) Education records bSchool records; NPD schools data, Department for Education bFurther education and work-based learning; Individual Learner Record (ILR) database, Department for Business, Innovations and Skills bHigher education; Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Department for Business, Innovations and Skills Economic, employment and social support (benefits) records Tax receipts and income; aWork and Pensions Longitudinal Survey (WPLS) database, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Receipt of benefits and pension provision; aWork and Pensions Longitudinal Survey (WPLS) database, Department for Work and Pensions Criminal convictions and cautions Criminal conviction or police cautions; aPolice National Computer (PNC) database, Ministry of Justice Neighbourhood data Indices of Multiple Deprivation (of home residence) Townsend Score

^aEither linkage, data owner approval and/or data collection mechanisms in development. ^bLinkage and data owner approvals in place and data collected