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May 21 -- UCLH, one of the leading hospitals in the NHS, is embarking on a programme of work with The Alan Turing Institute to harness the power of data science and artificial intelligence to support clinical decision making to make services safer, quicker and more efficient.
The partnership has been brokered by the NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR UCLH BRC), a 114m translational research centre that transforms scientific breakthroughs into life-saving treatments for patients.
Collecting and analysing data in the NHS is not new, as Professor Bryan Williams, Director of the NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre and Director of Research at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, says: "The NHS routinely collects data that is analysed to develop research, track performance and measure outcomes but we could do so much more with the information we collect. Imagine a world where we could use this data to develop algorithms to rule out diseases, suggest treatment plans or predict behaviour.that is more than possible with the wealth of data we have available and the expertise at The Alan Turing Institute. The partnership has the potential to tackle some of the big issues that the NHS has never been able to solve".
Our first area of focus will be how our A&E department runs. With A&E waits regularly exceeding four hour waits across the country, UCLH is not alone in experiencing difficulties. Professor Marcel Levi, UCLH chief executive says, "Despite some successes, hospitals have struggled to maintain long term...