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📊 What does the Federated Data Platform really mean for analysts?

Join Matt Oakes at this week’s MAN Huddle (Thurs 11 Dec, 11–12) for an analyst’s perspective on the FDP - what it is, how it’s being used, and why it matters.

Free! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977265487... or normal Teams link

#FDP

Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAP) Drop In Sessions - Express your interest Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

Register here to get a calendar invite to the Teams meeting.
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/XPUHSJ/

If you can't join us on the day, you can still join the discussion on GitHub.
github.com/The-Strategy...

Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAP) Drop In Sessions - Express your interest Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

💬 Bring your questions or just come to listen in and share your thoughts.
🚪 Open door session, come and go as you please
👔 Not just for computer whizzes, managers are welcome too
🙌 The Strategy Unit data science team are on hand to support & facilitate

#rap #nhs #datascience

It was great to see so many NHS data professionals at @nhsrcommunity.bsky.social 2025! There was lots of fantastic discussion about #RAP (Reproducible Analytical Pipelines) and our next #NHS RAP drop-in is this Wednesday 19th November 2025 from 10-11 AM.

📊 Where are the adopters now?
Join this week’s Midlands Analyst Network Huddle (Thurs 30 Oct, 11–12)
with Sarah Blundell & Andy Lavelle (NHSE)
on the National Competency Framework – 2 Years On
Free to join ⬇️: bit.ly/47vF3F4 or via bit.ly/42ZcPBa
#NHS #DataProfessionals #HealthAndCare#NHSEngland

Guest blog from our lead data scientist Claire Welsh on using coding tools for project management and more

Pleased to be working with Horizons & @strategyunit.bsky.social colleagues to support the National #NeighbourhoodHealth Implementation Programme, via the Intelligence Centre. We aim to strengthen use of evidence & analysis – helping coaches, teams & places to design, deliver & evaluate change. 1/3

💡 “I wish I was macho instead of just deep.”

Join our huddle: 18 Sept (11–12) with Marc Farr on the realities of #AnalyticsLeadership in today’s NHS

One of the most engaging speakers on data + leadership in health & care

🔗 Normal Teams link or register: bit.ly/4meLZLV

#marcwfarr #apha-analysts

📣 Join us for the next RAP Drop-In!
🗓️ Wednesday 27th August, 10:00 BST
💻 Curious about RAP, Python, R, SQL, or Git? This friendly session's for you
👉 NHS-only,ask questions live or via GitHub Discussions: lnkd.in/enC8SxFC
🔗 Register here➡️: lnkd.in/gNeBD43z
🔧 No GitHub account? No worries: github.com

📣 Join us for the next RAP Drop-In!
🗓️ Wednesday 13th August, 10:00 BST
💻 Curious about RAP, Python, R, SQL, or Git? This friendly session's for you
👉 NHS-only,ask questions live or via GitHub Discussions: lnkd.in/enC8SxFC
🔗 Register here➡️: lnkd.in/eeE8GDcW
🔧 No GitHub account? No worries: github.com

📣 Join us for the next RAP Drop-In!
🗓️ Tuesday 30 July, 10:00 BST
💻 Curious about RAP, Python, R, SQL, or Git? This friendly session's for you.
👉 NHS-only,ask questions live or via GitHub Discussions: lnkd.in/enC8SxFC
🔗 Register here➡️: lnkd.in/eeE8GDcW
🔧 No GitHub account? No worries: github.com

'Rules of Thumb' for assessing the quality of analysis Learn quick, practical 'rules of thumb' to assess analytical quality - useful for analysts and non-analysts alike

Open to analysts and non-analysts alike — a perfect session to sharpen your eye for quality and share your own “rules of thumb”.
✅ Informal
✅ Interactive
✅ Insightful
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4o2SN1p
#MidlandsAnalystNetwork #HealthAnalytics #NHSData #BetterDecisions #AnalystCommunity

📅 Midlands Analyst Network Huddle
🗓 24 July | ⏰ 11:00–12:00
🎙 Fraser Battye (Strategy Unit) & Danielle Jefferies (The King's Fund)
They’ll share insights from a project on how we make snap judgements about analytical quality.

'Rules of Thumb' for assessing the quality of analysis Learn quick, practical 'rules of thumb' to assess analytical quality - useful for analysts and non-analysts alike

🧠 How do you judge the quality of analysis?
What are the quick clues you rely on – methods, layout, authorship? And could non-analysts be trained to spot these too?
👇 Join our next MAN Huddle on 24 July to explore this.
Normal Teams link or register here: bit.ly/4o2SN1p

NHS England » NHS publishes waiting list breakdowns to tackle health inequalities NHS England » NHS publishes waiting list breakdowns to tackle health inequalities

Read the latest article from NHS England here: www.england.nhs.uk/2025/07/nhs-...

Inclusive Elective Care Recovery These case studies present the key features and learning from local initiatives which championed inclusive approaches to elective care recovery.

The examples quoted for equitably managing waiting list challenges are from work by @Strategy_Unit on Inclusive Elective Care Recovery. More case studies are here 👉 www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/publications...

#HealthInequalities #NHS #ElectiveCare

📣 Join us for the next RAP Drop-In!
🗓️ Tuesday 30 July, 10:00 BST
💻 Curious about RAP, Python, R, SQL, or Git? This friendly session's for you.
👉 NHS-only,ask questions live or via GitHub Discussions: lnkd.in/enC8SxFC
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/eWdK3Dxu
🔧 No GitHub account? No worries: github.com

🎉HACA2025 is live! 🎉
Registration & abstract submissions are now OPEN
🗓 3-4 Dec 2025 | Fully online
Rising to the Challenge: Analysis at the Heart of Future Health and Care
haca-conference.nhs.uk
#HACA2025 #HealthAnalytics #HealthCare

The Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics: 2025 winners

Our Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics supported by @healthfoundation.bsky.social saw two amazing projects recognised this year, one forecasting future hospital demand & the other addressing long-standing gaps in comparative data for children's hospitals ⤵️

Absolutely thrilled our open-source demand model won the Florence Nightingale Award @royalstatsoc.bsky.social @ap.brid.gy! 🎉

Proud to be part of a kind, clever team at @strategyunit.bsky.social who value open-source, probabilistic thinking & public value.

🔗 strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/strateg...

Thank you! We're delighted!😊

The panel commended the model’s statistical rigour, real-world impact, and strong commitment to transparency. These are all hallmarks of the Strategy Unit’s work and ethos. This recognition places our work among the leading examples of how high-quality, open analytics can deliver real public value.

Sarah Cumbers (RSS) presents the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics to Strategy Unit members Tom Jemmet, Jac Grout, YiWen Hon and Chris Beeley

We’re delighted our open-source demand model - developed in collaboration with New Hospital Programme has been named the winner of the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Health and Care Analytics 🎉

www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/strateg...

#HealthAnalytics #OpenSource #DataSavesLives

🎯 Upcoming Huddle – All welcome!
Explore the economic impact of improving HPV vaccination & cervical screening.
🗓️ 10 July, 11–12
💻 Online
Join Lisa Cummins from the @HEU_UK team to see health economics in action.
👉 Register: bit.ly/3I9jcKv

#HealthAnalytics #MidlandsAnalystNetwork

Humans, AI & the Importance of Data Literacy (MAN Huddle) AI is everywhere—but how often do we pause to think about the humans behind it, and the data that drives it?

AI is everywhere—but what about the humans using it & the data it relies on?
Analyst or not, join the next Midlands Analyst Network Huddle on 26 June, 11–12 (online) with Dan Isaac 💡
🔗 bit.ly/448y3fr
#DataLiteracy #AI #AnalyticsInAction #NHS #the_strategy_unit #Apha_analysts #Analystx

Watch: Reshaping the pattern of care - Is the left shift mission impossible? Member webinar on why the 'left shift' has yet to happen and what could be done differently this time, with a presentation from The Strategy Unit.

Reshaping the pattern of care - Is the left shift mission impossible?

Our very own Fraser Battye, Peter Spilsbury and Jennifer Wood discuss why the 'left shift' has yet to happen and what could be done differently this time with support from NHS Confederation

www.nhsconfed.org/events/watch...

We are very fortunate to have worked with them to produce this report, which assesses the quality of analysis for decision-making.

Click here to read the blog: www.health.org.uk/features-and...

Check out the full report here: www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/publications...

Transforming Hospital Planning with an Open-Source Demand and Capacity Model​ ​​We are proud to announce the open-sourcing of a demand and capacity model, developed with the New Hospitals Programme, to transform NHS hospital planning with transparency, collaboration, and effici...

Advanced analytics meets public value.
Our revolutionary NHP open-source demand model equips NHS analysts and planners with the tools to forecast demand, shift care to communities, and make evidence-driven decisions.
Built in the NHS, for the NHS.

www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/transfo...

‘Internal Consultancy’: INSIGHTS from evidence and experience In this blog, our Head of Policy, Fraser Battye, shares his reflections on a recent ‘SU INSIGHTS’ event on the ‘Internal Consultancy’ model.   Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Chief Minister to King Louis XIV, ...

Following our recent Insight Event on Creating an 'Internal Consultancy', Fraser Battye has written a blog which reviews this model

Our aim is to open up this topic and explore it.

Read more: www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/news/interna...

Catch up on the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQsk...

SU Insights ‘SU Insights’ is a series of events hosted by the Strategy Unit, exploring the latest analytical insights with leading experts.

Thank you to everyone who joined our ‘Creating an ‘Internal Consultancy; SU Insights session.
Missed it? Catch up on the key insights and watch the recording here. www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/su-insights #Consultancy #NHS #SUinsights