We asked Adam Manhi – Head of Strategic Partnerships at Flatiron Health UK – why he believes data collaborations with the NHS are needed, and how he feels they can benefit NHS Trusts and care systems, their patients, and the wider UK cancer population.
We asked Arun Sujenthiran – UK Clinical Lead, Senior Medical Director and Caldicott Guardian at Flatiron Health – from the perspective of a clinician and real-world data expert, why he believes data collaborations with the NHS are needed, and why he’s so excited about the subsequent benefits to patients, their care teams and NHS hospitals.
Today, the experiences of only a small percentage of cancer patients are represented in the clinical trials that currently form the evidence base for most treatment, drug development and regulatory decisions. Flatiron Health UK helps to fill this gap by transforming information from electronic health records into high-quality real-world evidence (RWE) that helps address new and previously hard to answer questions.
New collaboration between Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Flatiron Health UK plans to utilise cancer data to expand research and improve care for UK cancer patients
Helen Bulbeck, member of Flatiron Health UK’s Patient Voices Panel and Co-Founder of brainstrust, who has experienced cancer as both a patient and a caregiver
Today, 31 May 2023, Lifebit and Flatiron Health are announcing a multi-year strategic partnership to support vital research and enable scientific discoveries to improve and extend lives by learning from the experience of every person with cancer. Implementing Lifebit’s pioneering federated Trusted Research Environment technology will enable approved researchers to safely and securely access high-quality real-world data on cancer patients to enable breakthrough analysis globally.
Lesley Shannon is a member of the Flatiron Health UK’s Patient Voices Panel (PVP). She joined the panel with a desire to learn more about how real-world patient data can be used for the good of cancer patients in the UK. She is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) and a part of a Cross Party Group In The Scottish Parliament on Cancer.
Flatiron Health CEO Carolyn Starrett spoke at the HLTH 2022 conference about why embracing data and technology is critical to moving cancer care and research forward. Here is the transcript of her speech:
Unlocking the UK’s health datasets for research and discovery. As the UK research community starts to bring together the vast quantity of health datasets and make those datasets more widely available for health research, there is a growing need to define, categorise and curate that data. See how Flatiron Health UK is helping play a part.
Responsible collection and use of big data has the potential to improve outcomes and patient care. DATA-CAN has brought together an integrated network of patient representatives, healthcare professionals, academic and industry researchers as well as commercial organisations, such as Flatiron Health UK, to work together and change the landscape of cancer care across the UK.