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Rose Higgins
Epidemiologist/Health Data Scientist
I am a Health Data Scientist at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science. I have worked in healthcare analytics using both primary and secondary care datasets for NHS service improvement and measuring patient outcome. I have an interest in the use of data-based insights to improve care in the NHS.
I hold an MPhil in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge and a BA(Hons) in Microbiology from Trinity College Dublin.
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www.bennett.ox.ac.uk
Recent publications
Pregnancy-Related Clinical Codes in Unlikely Populations in Primary Care.
Journal article
Curtis H. et al, (2026), JMIR Med Inform, 14
Opioid prescribing to people on orthopaedic waiting lists during the covid-19 pandemic in England: retrospective cohort study using linked electronic health record data in OpenSAFELY-TPP
Journal article
Higgins R. et al, (2025), BMJ Medicine, 4
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antidepressant prescribing with a focus on people with learning disability and autism: an interrupted time series analysis in England using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Journal article
Cunningham C. et al, (2025), BMJ mental health, 28
Opioid prescribing to people on orthopaedic waiting lists during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: a study using OpenSAFELY-TPP
Preprint
Higgins R. et al, (2025)
OpenPrescribing Hospitals: An open access analytics platform for hospital medicines use in England
Preprint
Fisher L. et al, (2025)