The impact of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone on mental health service use, mental- and physical-health related admissions and mortality

  • Applicant: Samantha Cross
  • Project ID: 24-012

There is strong evidence that the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which was introduced in certain parts of central London in April 2019, has led to substantial air quality improvements in London, but there is limited evidence that ULEZ has an impact on cardio-respiratory outcomes and no evidence at all in relation to the impact of ULEZ on mental health outcomes. We aim to assess the impact of the first implementation of ULEZ on physical and mental health, and mental health services with the use of routinely collected data from CRIS.

The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system is a computer system that allows researchers at the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) to carry out research using information from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust clinical records.

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