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Susan Mitchell
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Health policy, politics, craft. Former volcanologist. All views my own
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We recently asked experts: What does 'multiomics' mean to you? How can AI turn multimodal data into real-world health solutions? Read what we found. AI-driven multiomics in health: our 2025 roundtable insights: www.phgfoundation.org/research/ai-...
AI-driven multiomics and health - PHG Foundation
AI-driven multiomics in health: our 2025 roundtable insights sets out themes and questions arising from our recent roundtable
www.phgfoundation.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wise insight from Chris Ham on the potential implications for commissioning from the changes ahead. It would be lovely if the NHS could use learning from previous policy approaches to support implementation of new structures - I appreciate this is hard and not necessarily anyone's fault.
May 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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📢 Our latest post examines the critical issue of underrepresentation in genomic data, highlighting how initiatives like India's GenomeIndia Project are paving the way for more inclusive hashtag #precisionmedicine #datadiversity #genomics

www.phgfoundation.org/blog/closing...
Closing the genomic data diversity gap: lessons from South Asia - PHG Foundation
The GenomeIndia Project is working to close the genomic data diversity gap and opening its genetic database to researchers worldwide
www.phgfoundation.org
May 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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New @who.int global report reveals nearly 20 after Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, social justice continues to kill on a grand scale @marmotihe.bsky.social @sudhvir.bsky.social #AllforEquity bit.ly/3SdE4lo
May 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is a great example of the broader application of genomics 👇https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx45vze0vyo
April 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A useful perspective on the emerging thinking that needs to take place to ensure AI in healthcare is safe, ethical and improves health outcomes
Talking with a range of professionals in relevant fields the PHG Foundation Humanities team is examining trends and challenges in health AI governance. www.phgfoundation.org/blog/first-d...

➕ Lots more on AI from the University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk/ai
#shapingAIforeveryone
First do no harm: shaping health AI governance in a changing global landscape - PHG Foundation
The PHG Foundation Humanities team examines trends and challenges in health AI governance
www.phgfoundation.org
April 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The announcement of the National Health Data Service today is welcome news (non pun intended), particularly as it was a key recommendation of the excellent Sudlow Review. wellcome.org/news/nationa...
National data service will simplify access to health data for research | Wellcome
Wellcome is partnering with the UK Government to establish a £600 million health data research service. It will simplify secure access to health data for research.
wellcome.org
April 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The last panel at today’s #bennetinstut policy conference is on forgotten about places. I am interested to understand what this can mean in the context of health. Let’s see what’s covered….
March 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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IfG assessment of Starmer's civil service reforms makes for vinteresting reading - by turns fair, enthusiastic and quietly damning

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/five...
Five things we learned from Keir Starmer’s speech on reforming the state | Institute for Government
What did the prime minister reveal about his plan for how government should work?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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😍 We all love a one-page summary, so here's one for our strategic direction to accompany @peterfrmills.bsky.social blog. www.phgfoundation.org/blog/policy-...
We're keen to hear the ambitions and views of others working at the science/health/policy interface, comments and DMs welcome.
February 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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We've set out our strategic direction and priorities for 2025-30 in a new @phgfoundation.bsky.social publication. In a related post I describe where I think efforts to 'make science work for health' have brought us and what PHG's role can be: www.phgfoundation.org/blog/policy-...
Policy, governance, ethics: refreshing the PHG Foundation's strategic focus - PHG Foundation
We want to make science work for health but we also want science that works for health. Here's how
www.phgfoundation.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's great to have published our strategic direction - lots to think about, lots to do! 👇
​ PHG Foundation: strategic direction 2025-2030. Our focus
🚀new technologies
💻better data
⚕️evolving health systems
​​If these topics matter as much to you as they do to us, reply, DM or ​email intelligence@phgfoundation.org with your comments and ideas.
www.phgfoundation.org/what-we-do/
February 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
An excellent discussion exploring AI in health - so many contradictions to consider. 👇
February 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🌟 New Blog🌟
Pharmacogenomics is leading the way in how genomic information is being used in healthcare and could significantly impact how genomics is integrated across the entire healthcare system. www.phgfoundation.org/blog/pioneer...
Pioneering change: how pharmacogenomics is shaping healthcare - PHG Foundation
Pharmacogenomics - tailoring drug treatments to individuals based on their genetics - is on the cusp of transforming drug prescribing
www.phgfoundation.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Thoughts from @BSGM roundtable on AI & genomics at#FestivalofGenomics. Take homes:
💻 AI could help the NHS to do more with less
🧬Helpful for variant interpretation & clinical decision making
📰 Don't forget the mundane - AI can help with admin!
Read more at www.phgfoundation.org/news/ai-doin...
AI - doing more with less in the NHS - PHG Foundation
AI and its potential impact on genomics research and clinical practice was peppered throughout this year's Festival of Genomics
www.phgfoundation.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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💡💡💡New thinking and approaches to address major health challenges = four new briefings from PHG Foundation.
👉Geroscience
👉Pathomics
👉Infection & autoimmune disease
👉Gene therapy & type 1 diabetes
Find out where these are now, and where they might be heading:
www.phgfoundation.org/research/inn...
Innovations for health - PHG Foundation
Innovations for health is PHG's horizon-scanning programme on the emerging biomedical technologies that might shape future healthcare
www.phgfoundation.org
January 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
PHG Foundation has joined Bluesky - do follow to keep up to date with our thoughts and musings
December 9, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Good to see the NHSE Innovation Programme report, led by Roland Sinker, published today. So much to agree with in terms addressing the culture of innovation, the investment needed and the opportunity if we can find a way to join things up. www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/th...
NHS England » The Innovation Ecosystem Programme – how the UK can lead the way globally in health gains and life sciences powered growth
Foreword – Roland Sinker, CBE The UK has a proud record of innovation in healthcare and the deployment of innovations. Every day in the hospital and across the wider integrated care system in which I ...
www.england.nhs.uk
November 28, 2024 at 10:07 AM