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Centre for Health Record Linkage (CHeReL)

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The Centre for Health Record Linkage (CHeReL) creates and sustains a record linkage infrastructure for the health and human services sectors, and provides access to these resources to researchers, health planners and policy makers.

CHeReL: Centre for Health record LinkageThe CHeReL was established in 2006 by the Cancer Institute NSW and NSW Health. The Clinical Excellence Commission, the University of Newcastle, the University of New South Wales, the University of Western Sydney, the University of Sydney and ACT Health are also members of the CHeReL.

The aims of the CHeReL

  • Facilitate research that may contribute to the promotion, protection and maintenance of the health of the public.
  • Facilitate the planning, evaluation and delivery of health services.
  • Support activities related to the above aims across the full spectrum of health.
  • Contribute to knowledge regarding research methods relating to health data collection, linkage of health-related data and compilation and use of health related statistics generally.
  • Allow the outcomes of activities related to the above aims to be available for the benefit of the public and to contribute to knowledge on an open and equitable basis.

The functions of the CHeReL

  • Carry out linkage of health-related data in accordance with all ethical, legal, privacy and confidentiality requirements.
  • Provide a mechanism for access to these linked data for purposes which fulfil the aims of the CHeReL.

 

More information

For more information and to contact the Centre for Health Record Linkage, please visit their website.

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