Harnessing data effectively can help improve decision-making, efficiency, and patient outcomes. By turning information into insight, the NHS can target interventions, reduce waste, and deliver more sustainable, patient-centred care.

There will be guest speakers, including:

Dr Sarah Bowers, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews

Adam Hollings, Principal Data Scientist, and Alice Tapper, Senior Data Scientist, Data Science Team, NHS England

Professor Hedley Emsley, Professor of Clinical Neuroscience, Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University

This series of seminars presents an exciting opportunity to hear about recent developments in health data science, generate ideas and help build the health data science community. The ONS hosts it in partnership with Health Data Research UK (HDR UK).

The Health Data Science Seminar series provides a dedicated space for data scientists, policymakers, health professionals, academics, epidemiologists, statisticians and other members of the data science community to come together and explore the potential of data science to help improve health and health policy. Sign up now and be part of the conversation.

The format for this event will include presentations and a Q&A session via Slido.

Please note, this seminar takes place on Microsoft Teams, with the access link to be sent to all registered attendees at least 24 hours before the start of the event.

If you have any questions about this seminar, please email outreach.engagement.comms@ons.gov.uk.

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