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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · 1d

📊 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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Sep 29

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

Posit @posit.co · Sep 29

A data scientist and product owner shares her take on why the new Positron IDE is a game-changer for her workflow.

Learn how Dr. Claire Welsh of The Strategy Unit uses Positron to streamline everything from project management to documentation.

Read her insights: posit.co/blog/positro...

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Alison Turner @alisonturner.bsky.social · Sep 26

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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Sep 17

💡 “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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Aug 19

📣 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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣 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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 31

📣 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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

'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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 23

📅 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.

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 23

🧠 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

'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

bit.ly

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 18

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

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

www.england.nhs.uk

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 18

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

Inclusive Elective Care Recovery

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

www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 18

📣 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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 17

🎉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

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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Jul 16

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 ⤵️

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

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Rhian Davies @statsrhian.bsky.social · Jul 16

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...

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you! We're delighted!😊

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 16

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.

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 16

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

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

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎯 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

The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Jun 25

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

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?

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · May 19

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...

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.

www.nhsconfed.org

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · May 14

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...

‘Rules of thumb’ when assessing the quality of analysis for decision making

Specialist analysts consider how decision makers can quickly judge the quality of research.

www.health.org.uk

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · May 2

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...

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...

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The Strategy Unit @strategyunit.bsky.social · Mar 28

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...

‘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, ...

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