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During this unprecedented period there will undoubtedly be an increase in demands from central bodies for information, as well as additional analytical burdens placed on you at a local and/or regional level. In recognition of this the AphA Board of Directors have taken the decision to suspend all AphA related…

Following the EGM last month the membership costs have now been updated on the AphA website. When you renew you will need to specify the correct NHS band or equivalent payment tier based on your payscale. You also have an option to pay monthly or quarterly by direct debit if you…

EGM outcome from Friday 24 January 2020 Thank you for voting and dialling in to the EGM last week. The final results of the voting are as follows: Option 1 – 4 votes Option 2 – 48 votes No preference – 4 votes Therefore the cost of AphA annual membership…

Good quality analysis and the ability to use information effectively are essential elements in any health care system. As well as the need for analysts with the right skills, there are also concerns about the demand for good analytics from senior managers and decision makers. We’re inviting health and care…

Details from The Health Foundation The Health Foundation has launched the fourth round of its Advancing Applied Analytics programme. As a grant holder, please help us let others know about this opportunity. If you have any colleagues that would benefit from and can contribute to this programme, please encourage them to…

The Health Foundation has recently published a report called The Measurement Maze, which looks at national quality indicators across renal care, breast cancer and children and young people’s mental health. It suggests that national measures are not making their way to clinical teams on the front line (and little insight…

A recent Macmillan event, ‘Working together: building an analytical community for cancer care’ took place in September. From the feedback they received and the evident buzz, openness and enthusiasm to share knowledge and expertise in the room throughout the day, we believe the event facilitated a positive first step in…

If you have a spare ten minutes it would be great if you could complete the survey (link below) please: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCoNff02OS6fhe23iJn4vw1S1FAo3zO-SqhIdCAL7Wyjrq2w/viewform    

Your chance to ask questions As you probably know by now Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSX, will be speaking at the Conference later this month. Matthew would like the session to be as interactive as possible therefore we are asking all of you to send any questions you would like…

Join James Freed, CIO of Health Education England, on the Culture and Implementation theatre atHETT on 1-2 Oct at ExCeL London as he ‘Establishes the mandate for digital literacy and digital engagement of the NHS workforce’ alongside Lisa Emery – CIO of the Royal Marsden NHS FT, Ian MacIntyre –…