Evidence Islington

Find out how Evidence Islington which is a Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) can improve council services through better collection and use of information, and ways you can get involved.

What is Evidence Islington

Evidence Islington is what our local HDRC is known as. It is an exciting initiative funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

The NIHR funds, enables, and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth.

The NIHR has given £150 million to 30 HDRCs across the UK to help local councils to embed a culture of evidence-based decision making. This funding will help local councils use and do public health research to tackle health issues and inequalities. Islington is one of four HDRCs in London.

Our partners

Evidence Islington HDRC is a partnership between the local council, community groups and universities. This is a team effort that helps local councils use and support better research. The goal is to make life fairer and help people be healthier and happier.

Our partners include:

Islington Council
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University College London
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames
Healthwatch Islington
Diverse Communities Health Voice Network
Voluntary Action Islington

Our aim

We want to help people in Islington engage with good research and use information in smart ways to make our services better.

Better use of evidence and research in local councils will reduce inequalities and improve residents' health and wellbeing.

To do this we are working with residents, academic, and voluntary and community sector partners.

To deliver this we will work with you to: 

use evidence and data better to make decisions
make it more available
increase research skills and confidence

How this supports the council's aims

Evidence Islington is working to support the Islington Together 2030 plan. This plan aims to create a more equal future.

Evidence Islington has three workstreams:

creating a sustainable research culture that places evidence at the heart of how we work with communities
strengthening and maturing our data infrastructure so we can get high quality insights and evaluate our impact
building capacity and participation in research with our residents and voluntary and community sector organisations. We will drive change and make a positive difference, making sure residents are central to the design and delivery of the programme.

Contact us

If you are interested in learning more about our work or have any questions and would like to get involved, please email EI@islington.gov.uk.