Inside OpenSAFELY: Architecture, Challenges, and Future Directions

29 Jan 2026
Biodata Stage
  • Building OpenSAFELY: How the platform was designed to securely handle NHS data at unprecedented scale. 

  • Infrastructure and Challenges: Managing 58 million patient records, linking multiple data sources, and maintaining transparency and reproducibility. 

  • Impact and Future Directions: Key research outputs, open-source code sharing, and opportunities for ongoing healthcare analytics. 

Speakers
Ben Goldacre
Ben Goldacre, Director of Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science - University of Oxford