London houses many datasets and databases created by or for individual organisations, such as those obtained by academics undertaking specific research projects, or data obtained routinely by commercial, statutory, or voluntary organisations or their staff but not usually available to others. In addition, many so called routine data sources such as those held by partners such as the police and local authorities, are not easily available alongside health sources. Many are only used by their owners but contain data relevant to public health. Some of the data contained in these systems could provide vital public health intelligence to local health organisations and London as a whole.

The LHO’s SKIL Programme - Sharing Knowledge and Information in London - is supported by five years’ R&D funding. SKIL’s overall aim is to identify and develop agreed means of widening access to such data.

Date	Title	Format	View
4 Oct 2006	An overview of the London Health Observatory’s R&D programme
7 Dec 2005	Executive Summary of SKIL Report 2005
25 Nov 2005	Citizens Advice London Region
25 Nov 2005	Problems presented to London CABx 2004/5
16 May 2005	Measuring smoking prevalence and cessation in primary care
16 May 2005	Sharing Knowledge & Information in London (SKIL): The London Health Observatory’s R&D Programme
16 May 2005	Sharing Knowledge and Information in London with the Voluntary Sector
16 May 2005	Using Primary Care Data to Improve the Public's Health
3 May 2005	Aims of the Research & Development Programme
15 Dec 2004	SKIL - Sharing Knowledge and Information in London Annual report of the London Health Observatory’s R&D programme: year three 1st January – 31st December 2004
5 Apr 2004	Using primary care data to improve health and reduce inequalities - Opportunities from nGMS (NM)
5 Apr 2004	Using primary care data to improve health and reduce inequalities: opportunties from nGMS (DZ)
27 Mar 2004	SKIL - Sharing Knowledge and Information in London: Annual Report of the London Health Observatory’s R&D Programme: year one 1st January – 31st December 2002
27 Mar 2004	SKIL - Sharing Knowledge and Information in London: Annual Report of the London Health Observatory’s R&D Programme: year two 1st January – 31st December 2003

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