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How AI is Safeguarding Patient Care at Barts Health NHS Trust

Imagine a patient, whether just starting on a diagnostic pathway or already diagnosed with a chronic condition, missing a crucial procedure or follow-up appointment – the consequences can be significant, potentially leading to a delayed diagnosis or compromised care. Barts Life Sciences, in collaboration with Barts Health’s Business Intelligence Unit, has launched the TREAT project employing Natural Language Processing (NLP)...

NHS Navigation Days, Masterclasses, and 1-2-1 Clinics for HealthTech SMEs in London

  Free support is being offered by Barts Life Sciences for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovators that are active or registered in London. The support brings in expertise on topics including developing NHS business cases, procurement, intellectual property, and health economics, with the aim of supporting scaling innovation alongside the NHS. Tailored guidance will also be offered to...

Creating an Inclusive Life Sciences Cluster

Barts Life Sciences is delighted to be supporting the Future Cities Forum’s “Knowledge Cities 2023” event on 23rd November, from 0930 – noon. Building on the pioneering life sciences work already undertaken at Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, plans are underway for a major development of several plots adjacent to the Royal London Hospital, aiming...

Learning from others to tackle the social determinants of health – Barts Health Futures

Barts Life Sciences Futures Hubs were recently featured in Academic Health Science Network UCL Partners’ report on how NHS Trusts are using innovative ways to address social determinants of health. Four NHS trusts in North East London have shared approaches to tackling health inequalities addressing factors such as employment, increasing income, improving education, and reducing air pollution. Read the report...

You are invited to Barts Life Sciences HealthTech Launch Event!

    About the event: Join us on November 2nd for the launch of our HealthTech Programme, the first of its kind to be launched at Barts Life Sciences.  As a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary, Barts Life Sciences are excited to announce that they will be supporting HealthTech SMEs registered or active in London, aiming...

Barts Life Sciences is recruiting for 2 x Innovation Advisors

An exciting opportunity to be involved at the cutting edge of life sciences innovation in east London. We are currently recruiting two positions.  Barts Life Sciences covers a broad range of activities from discovery science, product development and testing, and the application of new technology. Life sciences in Whitechapel is firmly based on the principles of partnership and collaboration, with...

Barts Life Sciences Data Science is recruiting…

Barts Life Sciences is recruiting for 2 posts within our data science team. A very exciting opportunity to join a team at the cutting edge of healthcare research: Research Coordinator: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/jobs/#!/job/v5128428 Digital Fellow: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/jobs/#!/job/v5127856856  

Barts Cancer Institute is recruiting for a Professor / Reader in Digital Pathology

Applications are sought for a senior academic to join the Barts Cancer Institute in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. The post holder will lead a multidisciplinary research programme and implement an artificial intelligence framework for a comprehensive integrated radiological/histological, clinical and molecular analysis to aid advanced diagnostics, prognostics and therapy. This is one of three professorial positions, funded with...

Barts Life Sciences’ Barts Health Futures hub featured on the BBC

Could these young people from East London be the future faces of our NHS? Barts Health NHS Trust is delivering workshops, as part of Barts Charity-funded Healthcare Horizons, to 17 and 18-year-olds across schools in east London to provide an insight into NHS trauma services. The initiative aims to improve access and entry into health careers, particularly for those in...