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Endometrial Cancer treatment and survival study published in BMJ Open
A new study titled "Real-world patient characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in England: a retrospective, population-based study," has been published in BMJ Open. The work co-authored by HDI, in conjunction...
Study reveals variability in kidney cancer treatment and survival
A new study, commissioned by Kidney Cancer UK (KCUK) and run by Health Data Insight CIC, in partnership with NHS England, has been published in Clinical Oncology. Co-authored by HDI Senior Health Data Analyst Clare Pearson and Principal Health Data Analyst Craig Knott...
2024 interns prototype a low-cost and low-tech solution to track hospital equipment location and status
This summer, our four talented interns, Eve, Jacob, Jade and Harvey embarked on a nine-week journey to develop innovative solutions for improving equipment tracking in hospitals. The challenge was born out of the real-world problem of medical staff wasting valuable...
Analysis of patients in England with advanced urothelial carcinoma suggests high unmet need
A new study, co-authored by HDI Principal Health Data Analyst Craig Knott, titled "Factors associated with receipt of systemic anticancer treatment for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in England: a population-based study," has been published in...
New partnership to assess variation in the management and outcomes of endometrial cancer
We are excited to announce our collaboration with the British Gynaecological Cancer Society, The Eve Appeal, Peaches Womb Cancer Trust and The British Association of Gynaecological Pathologists on a new project: the Endometrial Cancer Audit Pilot (ECAP). This...
PEUGIC data collection – an amazing collaborative achievement!
In October 2023 we launched the Post Endoscopy Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer (PEUGIC) portal. Since its launch, a remarkable collaborative effort has led to the completion of over 2,600 patient records by dedicated colleagues from more than 130 hospitals across...
Merkel cell carcinoma poster presented at ESMO Congress 2023
Principal Health Data Analyst, Craig Knott was first author on a poster entitled “First-line treatment patterns and overall survival of patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) in England from 2013-2022: results of a nationwide observational cohort study”...
Simulacrum version 2 – unlocking cancer data with a richer view of treatment pathways
We are excited to introduce Simulacrum v2! This upgraded version of our synthetic dataset not only includes more recent cancer diagnoses but provides a more comprehensive perspective of treatment pathways, with the inclusion of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and molecular...
HDI data analysts publish paper on geographical variation in cholangiocarcinoma treatment in England
Members of our HDI analyst team have been working with the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) and AMMF – The cholangiocarcinoma charity to study geographical variations in cholangiocarcinoma treatments in England. Our Principal Analyst Sophie Jose is the...