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We provide expert analytical advice and support, underpinned by optimal data management, insight tools and PHM capability to enable evidence-based decisions, address health inequalities and align services to Triple Aim.

Through a combination of services, we co-design and tailor bespoke PHM solutions based on your needs, to enable you to:

  • Identify groups at risk
  • Tackle health inequalities
  • Plan services according to population health needs
  • Facilitate changes to performance frameworks
  • Monitor interventions
  • Develop skills or provide additional capacity.

IT, infrastructure and interoperability
IT, infrastructure and interoperability

  • Shared technology and digital infrastructure
  • Information governance and cyber

Data and analytics
Data and analytics

  • Data management and linkage
  • Advanced and predictive analytics

System decision support
System decision support

  • System analysis
  • Opportunity analysis
  • Data interpretation

Outcomes and performance
Outcomes and performance

  • Outcomes and performance monitoring
  • Financial performance planning and moniroting
  • Benchmarking and continuous improvement
  • Strategic partnering

Capacity and capability
Capacity and capability

  • Skills network
  • Training and career development
  • Strategic partnering

Our key strengths

  • Data and analytics tools in one place, allowing systems to invest once and drive efficiencies
  • A centralised position able to deploy analytics across the system achieving deeper insight
  • Large range of specialist skills combined with knowledge of local health systems
  • An independent view, and ideally placed to facilitate knowledge sharing between systems
  • Strong track record of delivering PHM results in primary care
  • Career path for development of niche skills.

Key leads

Clare Thomason

Lead for services in Lancashire, Cheshire and Merseyside

Martin Pope

Lead for services in the Midlands

Miranda Pilkington

Lead for services to NHS England and national bodies
Peter Spilsbury

Peter Spilsbury

Lead for PHM analytics and decision support
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Debbie Bywater

Lead for Digital transformation and IT

We think you’ll need

  • Digital technologies for collection, analysis and sharing of data between care providers
  • Access to good quality patient data to draw actionable insight and inform planning decisions
  • Strong information governance frameworks for safe and compliant use of data
  • Advanced analytics and predictive modelling capability and capacity now and in the future
  • Investing in talent and skill development to ensure PHM stays on the cutting edge
  • Establishing a shared PHM mindset at place level to enable a networked approach to PHM.

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