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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...
PEUGIC portal is now live!
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
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.
2023 Interns develop low-cost solutions to equipment tracking and people navigation in hospital settings
Our five interns, Sophie, Ioana, Filis, Jiaqi and Amos spent 9 weeks this summer working on solutions aimed at improving equipment tracking and people navigation in hospitals. The internship began with Filis, an MSc student in medical anthropology, dedicating several...
HDI data analysts support the AMMF Cholangiocarcinoma Data Project
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. AMMF – The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity have launched a new awareness campaign “Rethink Liver Cancer” to highlight the primary liver cancer cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). CCA is less well known, harder to diagnose and thus often...