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Snowflake helps the Trust deliver its Imperial Clinical Analytics , Research & Evaluation ( iCARE ), a secure data environment that holds both unidentified patient data and Whole System Integrated Care ( WISC / DiscoverNow ) data covering linked health , social care and biomedical data for 2.4 million diverse patients in North West London . This highly curated data set is a valuable asset that allows researchers and approved partners to better understand the health of populations and improve care .

The ability to securely collaborate on data sets has been cited as essential in the delivery of the NHS ’ long-term strategy , including the OneLondon Sub-National Secure Data Environment . Snowflake ’ s platform enables all of the

Trust ’ s data to be brought together into a single , governed platform which is key for collaboration and ensuring all users work on the same data .

Snowflake has agreed to work with the other Paddington Life Sciences Partners to improve health and reduce inequalities of our population in North West London , through four key areas of focus : social value , diversity and equity in clinical trials , data and digital , and place and space .

Dr Balendra said : “ Paddington Life Sciences partnered with Snowflake to help overcome challenges , such as the fragmentation of health data , which necessitated a secure and centralised platform to integrate and manage diverse datasets from NHS Trusts and other sources , for a population of 2.4 million in North West London . Collaboration among NHS , industry and academic stakeholders was hindered by the lack of seamless and secure data-sharing capabilities , which was crucial in better understanding and tackling social value and reducing health disparities .

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