Digital and Data

Data driven and digitally delivered care, both with and without artificial intelligence (AI), are going to be the cornerstone of healthcare delivery. Approximately 30% of the world’s total data volume is generated by the healthcare industry. AI offers solutions that may help to address gaps in workforce, help with administration and triage of tasks, provide quality assurance and support for clinical teams.

There is a need to review the evidence for digital, data and AI driven technologies, to confirm that they deliver meaningful patient and clinical benefits, and that they can be accommodated into current care pathways. It is also crucial to understand the clinical pathway changes required to leverage the benefit of these products. The NIHR HRC-DDR are keen to be involved throughout the innovation pipeline. Our focus is to support product development and evidence generation, so that health and social care access well developed products generating meaningful benefits that are safe and robust.