Health Data Insight CIC

Using data to improve outcomes in healthcare

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HDI Internships 2024

HDI Interns will be a group of outstanding individuals drawn from a diverse range of disciplines who come together to work as a team on a real-world problem. Applications are now open for 2024.

Applications now open!

Kidney Cancer UK

HDI is providing analytical support to study the current status of kidney cancer diagnosis and treatments in England with the aim of developing a set of QPIs.

Project Category: Research

PEUGIC root cause analysis

This project aims to investigate the causes of missed cancers at endoscopy by auditing PEUGICs within each endoscopy service.

Project Category: Patient centred

The Simulacrum

A synthetic dataset that contains artificial patient-like cancer data for use by researchers.

Project Category: Synthetic Data

PCCRC audit

Developing a dashboard for researching the causes of missed post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRC) in England.

Project Category: Research

CanGene CanVar

HDI is pleased to be contributing to the CanGene CanVar programme, a five-year project to centralise data and create an interface between the NHS and research groups which will underpin future expansions in genetic testing.

Project Category: Molecular

Latest News

PEUGIC portal is now live!

Nov 22, 2023

Following a successful pilot earlier this year, we are pleased to announce that the Post Endoscopy Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer (PEUGIC) portal is now live! Supported by a NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Grant and led by a team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS...

HDI Internship Programme

Oct 10, 2023

HDI Interns will be a group of outstanding individuals drawn from a diverse range of disciplines who come together to work as a team on a real-world problem. Applications are now open for 2024.

Vacancy for Senior Health Data Analyst

Nov 1, 2023

We are looking for an experienced data analyst to join our team at Health Data Insight C.I.C. You will work on projects analysing cancer treatment patterns and outcomes to improve patient care. This role can be full-time or part-time.

Our Aims

HDI is a social enterprise that has been set up to act as a trusted and reliable Information Broker. We aim to do three things:

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Improving access

to data and insight for all existing and potential users, service providers and commissioners of healthcare services.

Providing resources

so that patients and the public understand the value of their own and other healthcare data.

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Mapping care pathways

by supporting commissioners and providers in the delivery of improved care pathways and outcomes to ensure patients receive the best care.

“Data is changing the way diseases are treated and patients are cared for.
At HDI we find and join-up complex data from across the health landscape and turn this information into insight for patients, the public and healthcare professionals.”

Using data to improve outcomes in healthcare

HDI Interns will be a group of outstanding individuals drawn from a diverse range of disciplines who come together to work as a team on a real-world problem. Applications are now open for 2024.

HDI is providing analytical support to study the current status of kidney cancer diagnosis and treatments in England with the aim of developing a set of QPIs.

This project aims to investigate the causes of missed cancers at endoscopy by auditing PEUGICs within each endoscopy service.

A synthetic dataset that contains artificial patient-like cancer data for use by researchers.

Developing a dashboard for researching the causes of missed post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRC) in England.

HDI is pleased to be contributing to the CanGene CanVar programme, a five-year project to centralise data and create an interface between the NHS and research groups which will underpin future expansions in genetic testing.

Latest News

Our Aims

Improving access

Providing resources

Mapping care pathways

“Data is changing the way diseases are treated and patients are cared for.At HDI we find and join-up complex data from across the health landscape and turn this information into insight for patients, the public and healthcare professionals.”

Dr Jem Rashbass, Medical Director, HDI

“Data is changing the way diseases are treated and patients are cared for.
At HDI we find and join-up complex data from across the health landscape and turn this information into insight for patients, the public and healthcare professionals.”