Public Health

The Department of Health published its information strategy in May 2012 – The power of information – which sets a ten-year framework for transforming information for the NHS, public health and social care, this was coupled with the recent appointment of Tim Kelsey as national director for patients and information by the NHS Commissioning Board.

At SAS we believe the efficient collection of data is only the first step in creating an NHS that is responsive to patients and can achieve better outcomes Public Healthcare analytics allow healthcare providers around the world to improve standards of care, protect public welfare, and support the efficient delivery of local services.

Special Report

Preventing a Repeat of Mid Staffordshire - Improve patient safety while monitoring Trust performance. More information.

SAS solutions for the NHS

SAS is dedicated to helping create an NHS that is ever more responsive to patients and achieve better outcomes. Our solutions help NHS organisations make effective use of available information;

Enhance information credibility by integrating disparate data sources.
Use predictive analytics for evidence-based interventions in areas such as Risk of Readmission, based on your data and insight.
Enable patient selection and automated intervention and partner collaboration in areas such as Integrated Care, Long Term Condition Management and complex co-morbidities.
Measure performance by monitoring key performance metrics and enable operational insight and predictive forecasting, not just simple reporting.

Our Solutions

SAS is dedicated to helping create an NHS that is ever more responsive to patients and achieve better outcomes. Our solutions help NHS organisations make effective use of available information for example:

Kaiser Permanente:: Making the most of resources (PDF)
Nuffield Trust:: Taking SAS® to the server helps research trust achieve new levels of speed and performance (PDF)
Nuffield Trust:: SAS® Analytics helps leading research trust to inform the debate on UK health care (PDF)
CSI-Piemonte:: Uses SAS® to Enable Better Public Health Care Expenditure Decisions (PDF)
NHS Blood and Transplant: matching organs to patients efficiently, that produce the best clinical outcomes
Croydon's Drug & Alcohol Action Team: improving delivery performance in a multi-agency environment
The National Patient Safety Agency: supporting a risk-based approach to patient safety

SAS is a trusted supplier to the NHS, and our ability to build practical and flexible solutions makes us the clear leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services.