Evaluation of complex interventions

We are experienced in designing and delivering evaluation programmes for Complex Interventions. We can help you create the evidence needed to support the approval and sale of your Complex Intervention to the NHS.

How we work with you on the evaluation of complex interventions

We are entering an unprecedented phase of growth in medical technologies for diagnosing, monitoring, and treat diseases and medical conditions. Many newer technologies are designed to improve patient outcomes and / or deliver efficiency improvements for healthcare systems by providing information that improves decision making. To deliver the anticipated benefits from these new technologies the healthcare system itself needs to be changed (often referred to as business change) and in many cases these new technologies and solutions fall under the Medical Research Council’s (MRC’s) definition for a Complex intervention.

[Craig P, Dieppe P, Macintyre S, et al. Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ 2008;337:a1655]

Commissioners and payers are becoming increasingly more demanding about seeing scientifically rigorous evaluation evidence before making procurement decisions for Complex Interventions. Leveraging our know-how, our network of technical and clinical experts, and our EHR enabled trial capabilities, we are we are confident that we are in the best position in the UK to help evaluate your complex evaluation.

Benefits

When you work with us to help to deliver your evaluation programme you can be assured benefiting from the following:

Reduced risks of failed evaluations by leveraging NWEH’s knowledge and experience.
One point of access to world class experts and research ready organisations.
End-to-end evaluation lifecycle support including: access to patient groups; consultancy; mobilisation; design; delivery; and, submission of evidence that is representative across the NHS.

This is not just about medicines

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We can use our technology for evaluating medical devices and new kinds of diagnostics. It works just the same for testing new clinical behaviours and discovering how best to embed research findings into everyday care. From a clinician’s perspective it is something I’m very excited about because historically we’ve been really slow to adopt new technologies in the NHS.

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Professor Martin Gibson – Chief Executive Officer - NorthWest EHealth

Feasibility

Feasibility is the starting block for you to begin your clinical trial. We can help you by running complex and powerful searches over our depersonalized patient records.

Design & mobilisation

We provide experts that enable you to design and mobilise a trial that allows you to gain the most value from the very start of the trial process.

Trial delivery and data management

Our team of experts will deliver your electronic health record enabled trial right from the initial stages we will be there to facilitate, support, and advise throughout.

Data analysis & archiving

Our validated technologies extract existing EHR data directly from source healthcare systems ready for transformation into clinical trial data that will be provided to you as a system independent data set formatted in accordance with your data requirements and Data Standards.

Consultancy

Through our unique relationship with the NHS and academic organisations we are able to provide a single point of contact for you to procure consultancy to help you both enhance your organisations capability and deliver your EHR enabled trial program.