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8 June 2020
We are delighted to see the initial launch of the North Manchester Diabetes Centre dashboard which has been done in partnership with the University of Salford. This has been built against a backdrop of a rising number of ulcers and amputations for diabetes patients. In February, Diabetes UK reported that over 9000 amputations a year … Continue reading “Diabetes dashboard for Manchester launches”
4 June 2020
We look forward to welcoming you on Wednesday 24 June 2020, 15:00 – 16:30 GMT. To register, click here. For our latest news, sign-up to our enewsletter.
27 April 2020
On Thursday 26 March 2020, the Open Data Institute Leeds, Beautiful Information and NHS Digital joined forces to host the inaugural Open Data Saves Lives hackathon in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The #OpenDataSavesLives COVID-19 response has now been active for 5 weeks, with a 6th online session scheduled for 30 April. The response to the project has … Continue reading “#OpenDataSavesLives COVID-19 response update”
20 April 2020
During this chaotic time of trying to create, pool and analyse data we in the analyst community really need to think how we can agree standards, recording and analysing conventions so that we can quickly share our learning within the NHS but also with colleagues in the third sector, academia and industry. The link below … Continue reading “Sharing data on COVID-19 analysis”
9 December 2019
Last week, our ED PTL (Patient Tracking List) took the award for its contribution to patient safety at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent. With ED performance under intense scrutiny, this product has been proven to help manage patient flow and improve efficiency. This affordable and flexible solution is compatible with all systems and was … Continue reading “Our ED PTL is named Emergency Department Patient Safety Project of the Year 2019”
18 November 2019
It has been estimated that each person produces 1.7 megabytes of data per second. If so, in the time it takes to read this sentence, 112 terabytes of data will be generated in the UK. This will come as no surprise to those working within health and care in the UK, which amasses colossal volumes … Continue reading “Untapped potential: how can organisations realise the value of health and care data?”
13 November 2019
Referral-to-treatment (RTT) times in England saw a sharp rise in August, reaching nearly 24 weeks, and far exceeding the target of 18 weeks. RTT times had shown an improvement in June, and the sudden increase in August is thought to be due to rapid growth in the number of patients on the wait list, as … Continue reading “RTT promise cannot be delivered without system-wide access to patient records”
13 November 2019
1. Responding to structural change. New organisations like NHS Primary Care Networks and Integrated Care Systems come with new data requirements and challenges. We have to be alive to changing demands on analytics across bigger care sectors and regions. See our Regional Operational Control Centre here. 2. Giving networks teeth. The emergence of bodies like … Continue reading “TOP 5 data challenges in public health 2019”
20 September 2019
Route to impact – using examples of data to drive improvement and enable change in decision making Tuesday 26 November 2019The University of London, Senate House (South block), Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU 10.00 – 16.00 Producing and delivering high quality applied analytics depends on many factors that ultimately lead to their successful use and … Continue reading “Beautiful Information and KSS AHSN invite you to our autumn conference and exhibition”
28 June 2019
We’re looking forward to attending and exhibiting the KSS AHSN Partnership Day on Friday 5 July 2019 at the Hilton London Gatwick, South Terminal, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick, RH6 0LL. If you’re going along, take a moment to pop by our stand to say hello and see what we’re up to. The morning of the Partnership Day will … Continue reading “KSS AHSN Partnership Day Friday 5 July 2019”