PRANA is a flagship initiative linking police, health and other datasets to transform road safety insight.

This interactive workshop will engage participants in understanding and applying the rich, linked datasets available through PRANA. Attendees will be introduced to the types of data accessible within PRANA, including linked police, hospital, and ambulance records, and how these can be used to generate new insights into road safety and public health outcomes.

Through facilitated discussions and hands-on activities, participants will explore potential research questions, analytical approaches, and policy use cases relevant to their own organisational needs. The workshop will also draw on DfT and TRL experience of working with linked datasets, highlighting practical lessons around data interpretation, bias, and appropriate use.

A key focus will be identifying priority areas for future research and collaboration, helping to shape the ongoing development of PRANA as a national research and policy asset.

Dr Phil Martin, Head of Transport Safety, TRL and Policy, Practice and Partnerships Manager, PRANA

Dr Phil Martin is Head of Transport Safety at TRL and Policy, Practice and Partnerships Manager for PRANA.

He works with government, academia and road safety partners to develop transport safety policies for national and local authority, improving understanding of collision outcomes and their wider public health impacts.

His work focuses on enabling better use of data to inform evidence-based policy and ultimately reduce road casualties.