Real world validation - Imperial College Health Partners

Do you need to generate real world data to evaluate the feasibility or effectiveness of your innovation?

ICHP hosts Discover-NOW, the Health Data Research Hub for Real World Evidence, which aims to revolutionise the way health data is used responsibly for research into treating and preventing disease. The Discover data is the NWL deidentified dataset – containing linked coded primary care, secondary, acute, mental health, community health and social care records for over 2.3 million patients who live and are registered with a GP in North West London.

Led by ICHP, Discover-NOW is transforming the delivery of healthcare by bringing life sciences, health-tech, academia and the NHS together through data.

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How can we work together to meet your needs?

The Discover-NOW dataset enables research through six key offers:

Feasibility

Run complex and powerful searches over the rich deidentified linked dataset of 2.3m population to inform protocol design and study feasibility.

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Retrospective studies

Generate data driven insights and analysis into populations and patient cohorts, using the rich linked longitudinal health and care data.

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Patient identification and recruitment

Use leading edge tools such as FARSITE and the North West London Research Register to help find and match patients to clinical trials.

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Health economic evaluations

Utilise RWE to evaluate new products and interventions, providing innovators/new products with the real world evidence as required by regulators to support agile market access.

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AI and machine learning

Develop and test predictive AI approaches to determine if your technologies are effective and scalable.

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Health implementation

Ensure learnings from your research can deliver real world impact for patients.

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Want to know more? Get in touch for a conversation about how we can work together.

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