Library
Here you can find all our documents about Simulacrum, what’s in it and how to use it, alongside publications by Simulacrum users.
User guidance
- Simulacrum User Guide
- NCRAS guide to using the Simulacrum and submitting code
- SQL Query Guide for CAS
Data dictionaries
Simulacrum methodology
- “Generating the Simulacrum: A methodology overview“ is a white paper describing how Simulacrum was made. This was written by Lora Frayling, Data Scientist, Health Data Insight.
- Lora Frayling speaking at the HDR UK Synthetic Data Special Interest Group, December 2020. (Video opens in a new window).
Publications by Simulacrum users
- “How do you do pioneering research without ever seeing the data?” Lucy Elliss-Brookes , Associate Director for Data Curation, NHS Digital, published online 15 December 2021.
- Pia Horvat, PhD; Christen M. Gray, PhD; Alexandrina Lambova, BSc; Jennifer B. Christian, PharmD, MPH, PhD; Laura Lasiter, PhD; Mark Stewart, PhD; Jeff Allen, PhD; Paul Clarke, BA; Cong Chen, PhD; and Adam Reich, BA, “Comparing Findings From a Friends of Cancer Research Exploratory Analysis of Real-World End Points With the Cancer Analysis System in England“, JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, published online 3 December 2021.
- J. Duell, X. Fan, B. Burnett, G. Aarts and S. -M. Zhou, “A Comparison of Explanations Given by Explainable Artificial Intelligence Methods on Analysing Electronic Health Records“, 2021 IEEE EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), 2021, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/BHI50953.2021.9508618.
Please let us know if you have used the Simulacrum to publish research. Get in touch via admin@healthdatainsight.org.uk
For details about how to cite the Simulacrum in your publication, please click here.