Edge Health

We work with leading health and life sciences organisations

Edge Health provides strategic advice and analytical intelligence to organisations that base their clinical and operational decisions on rigorous evidence and insight because it leads to rapid, effective and lasting change.

Edge provided an excellent service to the programme. The lead project manager was particularly receptive to all our requirements and acted in a timely manner whenever called on to do so. The analysts worked exceedingly harmoniously with our NHS team. There is no doubt that without Edge’s commitment to the programme it would not have made the significant progress it has. I can wholeheartedly recommend the company.

Senior NHSE Leader

Edge was appointed to undertake an options appraisal on future cancer service delivery in what is a very challenging landscape in terms of service provision. They were professional throughout, establishing good relationships with different stakeholders which enabled them to obtain and analyse tumour specific data, gaining an understanding of the respective patient pathways of care. The quality of the work produced was of a high standard, informative and communication throughout the process was very good, with regular updates and meetings. Edge presented the report to senior stakeholders, providing context around the analysis. We would have no hesitation in using Edge again in the future.

Senior Cancer Alliance Leader

Edge Health are a leader in their field. Their people are very capable, very personable, and very effective. Our experience of them has been very positive. There is no arrogance in their engagement, just a learning and “work with” mindset, and the results they have achieved for us as a client have been very impactful. They have won over even the most sceptical leaders in the organisation. I highly recommend them.

Senior Trust Leader

Edge Health are an extremely reliable provider and we have come to always expect high quality and thoughtful responses to briefs. They provide value for money, responsive and thoughtful output that enhances our own ability to deliver. I would highly recommend them.

Senior NHSE Leader

Retained Edge Health for a number of complex analytical projects over a number of years. Services delivered with a high standard of technical skill, to the required standard. Staff are personable and professional, able to build relationships with stakeholders at different levels of seniority across a number of organisational sectors. Programmes have always been delivered in line with the commercial terms agreed and to budget, with the service provided also maintaining a level of flexibility for changes or evolution in our requirements.

Senior ICB Leader

I have no hesitation in wholeheartedly recommending Edge Health’s services. During the COVID-19 pandemic they delivered a series of business critical and highly sensitive studies for us, which were instrumental in our engagement with governments about their public health policies. Edge Health deftly struck the right balance between meeting our needs as a client while preserving the quality and independence of their work, which is so important for work like this and allowed government stakeholders to trust them as subject matter experts. Edge Health were a pleasure to work with throughout the project, delivering high quality outputs on time, keeping us updated on progress, and staying flexible when emerging findings (and changing external factors) meant it was sensible to take the research in a different direction from what was originally envisaged.

Senior leader in the aviation sector

Operational Planning, Optimising Capacity & Resource Use

Bridge the gap between data and operations and gain insights that guide you to action

Identifying & Implementing Best Practice

Harness data to track performance and support systems in addressing unwarranted variation

Health Economics & Evaluation

Develop a compelling and academically rigorous narrative on the commercial viability of a product or service

Engineering Data Solutions and AI

Ensure your team is able to provide the right data in the right place to make the right decisions, employing the latest tech

Our Clients

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB

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Why Edge Health

At Edge Health, we’re more than just data experts – we’re your partners in healthcare advancement. While our competence in analytics, data engineering, and economics is recognised, it’s our collaborative approach that truly sets us apart.

Our clients tell us that our real impact comes from how we work hand-in-hand with their clinical and operational teams. This partnership ensures our insights are not just understood, but believed, tested, and acted upon. Here’s how we make a difference:

Curiosity-driven analysis. We dig deep beyond the data, uncovering the root causes behind patterns to deliver better outcomes.

Health data mastery. Our in-depth understanding of healthcare data unlocks its full potential for your organisation.

Bridging data and real-world impact. We collaborate with professionals at all levels to ground our analysis in reality, ensuring insights resonate from the boardroom to the ward.

Tailored, meaningful analytics. By understanding how our insights will be used, we ensure they’re relevant and impactful for your specific needs.

Innovative, evidence-based solutions. We blend creativity with expertise to deliver solutions that are both cutting-edge and rooted in solid evidence.

Independent perspective. Our proud independence guarantees robust, unbiased analytics that stand up to scrutiny.

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Work With Us

If you want to work at the cutting edge of healthcare and life sciences solutions, look no further. You will make use of and develop your data analytics, economics and strategic skills while addressing some of the most pressing healthcare and life sciences challenges.

Our work focuses on bespoke solutions to our clients’ needs, making use of the intersection between unique opportunities and tried and tested strategies. We pride ourselves in our personable and responsive approach to clients, and actively create a work environment that supports and stimulates our team members’ professional growth.

We are looking for like-minded and motivated individuals to join our fast-growing team full-time across a range of roles.

Insights you can trust

Our Approach

Providing meaningful insight and analysis that delivers solutions for our clients requires more than just smart algorithms. It starts with an understanding of the problem, which means working closely with industry professionals. This helps us to get close to the context and feeds our creativity so that successful and innovative products can be developed.

Solutions

Our Recent Work

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AI in Dermatology: a White Paper by Edge Health for NHSE

Six Actions for Improving Early Cancer Diagnosis

Edge Health’s research with RMP identifies six key actions for primary care to improve early cancer diagnosis rates.

SPaedIT: Bridging the Gap in Paediatric Health Data Post-Pandemic

Edge Health partnered with the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme to develop SPaedIT, a comprehensive analytical tool that addresses the data gap in paediatric care, offering insights across eight key surgical specialties and empowering NHS providers to make informed decisions about children’s healthcare services.

Waiting List Modelling: Effectively Achieve Elective Targets

Edge Health partnered with LLR Integrated Care Board to tackle post-COVID elective treatment backlogs using advanced modelling techniques.

Levelling-Up Cancer Patient Management with Data Engineering

Data engineering is revolutionising cancer patient management, with a focus on Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and cancer alliances.

A Proactive Solution to Bed Configurations: Using Simulation to Challenge Narratives

Edge Health developed an interactive simulation tool for a large specialist Trust, enabling proactive bed configuration planning and challenging existing narratives on bed requirements through data-driven insights.

Evaluating AI Implementation in the NHS: Skin Analytics AI-powered Teledermatology

Edge Health’s evaluation of an AI-powered teledermatology pilot at University Hospitals of Leicester revealed its potential to enhance patient access to dermatology services, with scenario modelling suggesting significant future cost savings across the Midlands.

Elective Recovery: understanding targets and finding opportunities to increase activity

Edge Health helped a London specialist provider understand and address elective recovery targets by analysing valued activity, identifying key challenges like increased patient complexity and staffing issues, and proposing actionable recommendations to boost elective activity.

National Theatre Data Analysis For D&C Modelling

Edge Health collaborated with GIRFT and NHSE to develop a robust national theatre data analysis system, supporting elective recovery and hub-based working by collecting, engineering, and analysing data from 110 providers and 39 systems, resulting in insights that have informed new funding models and advanced roll-out of efficiency measures across the country.

How many more GPs we need in 10 years, and what we need to do now

Edge Health estimates that by 2032, the UK will need 39,000 fully-qualified full-time equivalent GPs to meet growing demand, and proposes five actionable steps to address this gap, including public health strategies, workforce retention, and innovative approaches to healthcare delivery

Evaluation of Eye Care Electronic Referral Systems

Edge Health evaluated a pilot Eye Care Electronic Referral System (EeRS) at its 6-month stage, revealing potential benefits in streamlining patient pathways and resource allocation, despite limited initial quantitative gains, and providing key insights for future implementations

Helping the NHS to save £294m through increasing use of the best value biological medicine

Edge Health helped NHS England model pricing and savings scenarios for Adalimumab biosimilars, supporting a new supply framework that led to over £290 million in savings for the NHS, significantly exceeding initial expectations.

A health economic evaluation of Minder

Edge Health conducted a health economic evaluation of Minder, a remote care platform for dementia patients, demonstrating its potential value and return on investment for local populations and health systems across England.

Forecasting demand for services in secondary care

Edge Health developed a 10-year national and system-level forecast of demand for secondary care in Ophthalmology, Cardiology, and Musculoskeletal services, using machine learning techniques to create publicly available dashboards that help stakeholders understand future volumes and plan effective care delivery.

Analytical support to the Getting It Right First Time programme

Edge Health has partnered with the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme since 2018, providing crucial analytical support to develop benchmarking reports across multiple specialties, enabling peer-to-peer improvement conversations and contributing to £1.2 billion in efficiency gains for the NHS by early 2020.

Comprehensive review of Tier 3 & Tier 4 Weight Management Services

Edge Health conducted a comprehensive review of Tier 3 and Tier 4 Weight Management Services in England, revealing significant variations in service provision and the impact of Covid-19, while providing regional reports with recommendations for implementing best practices and improving access to care.

Building best practice in Continuing Healthcare Assessments

Edge Health, commissioned through GIRFT, conducted a comprehensive review of Continuing Healthcare Assessments, analyzing CCG performance and interviewing 17 CCGs to identify best practices and provide recommendations for improving the assessment process, including pre-screening, trusted assessor models, and digital opportunities.

System-wide Cancer Pathway Management – CanCollaborate, a tool to monitor and risk-assess PTLs

Edge Health developed CanCollaborate, a system-wide tool that allows Trusts and Cancer Alliances to monitor and risk-assess cancer patient tracking lists across multiple hospitals, enabling proactive management of complex pathways, reducing administrative time, and improving patient outcomes by facilitating joint working and early interventions.

Supporting Vitacam to develop their health economic proposition

Edge Health conducted a health economic evaluation of Vitacam, an atrial fibrillation screening technology, developing an adjustable model to demonstrate its potential cost-effectiveness in various scenarios, providing valuable insights for future research and clinical trials

A Data-driven Approach to Planning Radiotherapy Workforce Requirements

Edge Health partnered with Dearden HR to develop a data-driven approach for planning radiotherapy workforce requirements for the West London Surrey & Sussex Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Network, combining demand modelling, workforce analysis, and innovative strategies to address future staffing needs.

Elevating Performance and Driving Clinical Excellence: the Discharge Pathways Model Analytical Tool

Edge Health developed the Discharge Pathways Model Analytical Tool for NHSEI, a comprehensive platform that enables NHS systems to benchmark performance, identify best practices, and model scenarios for improved patient flow between secondary and community care, addressing critical questions and supporting effective planning.

International travel restrictions during COVID – Reopening the skies

Edge Health, in collaboration with Oxera, provided crucial evidence-based support to the aviation sector and governments worldwide, leading to the removal of ineffective COVID-19 travel restrictions in the UK and influencing similar policy changes globally.

Optimizing diagnosis pathways for ADHD clinics in Canada

Edge Health conducted an independent review of an ADHD diagnostic pathway for a Canadian community healthcare provider, identifying opportunities for a 13% efficiency improvement through data analysis and collaborative engagement with practice staff, potentially saving 25 hours of clinician time per 100 new diagnoses.

Study: Impact of travel restrictions on omicron in the UK

A study by Oxera and Edge Health, commissioned by Manchester Airports Group, found that travel restrictions had minimal impact on the spread of the Omicron variant in the UK once it became highly prevalent domestically, suggesting that future travel restrictions for new variants are unlikely to significantly alter infection trajectories.

Best Consultancy Partnership with the NHS

Kaleidoscope Health and Care, Edge Health, and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough STP won the Best Consultancy Partnership with the NHS category at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2022 for their collaborative work in establishing digital diabetes care services, which improved performance in primary care networks and extended care to over 400 additional patients.

Targeting Mental Health inequalities in NW London – supporting data-informed system collaboration

A consortium led by WHi, with Edge Health leading analytics, conducted a data-driven strategic review of mental health services for North West London ICS, identifying areas of unmet need and unwarranted variation, resulting in six agreed system-wide actions to address inequalities and improve core service offerings.

Transforming patient experience into valuable insights

Edge Health partnered with a charity-run social network for people with long-term conditions to analyse complex textual data from over 40,000 users, revealing valuable insights into user preferences, treatment discussions, and real-world events, which can help pharmaceutical companies better understand patient needs and optimize product development.

We design and implement evidence-led solutions that advance healthcare