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February 20, 2026

Optimising SDEs for AI Health Technologies

A report summarising how Secure Data Environments (SDEs) can be optimised to support AI health technology development has been published. Aim of the project Led by…

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February 17, 2026

Stakeholder Summit – 24th March 2026

This is your chance to find out more about the West Midlands SDE, the types of research we support and how we can boost your projects.…

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February 16, 2026

West Midlands SDE appoints new Digital Pathology Annotation Service to…

West Midlands Secure Data Environment (West Midlands SDE) hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to Histofy to support to support…

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December 18, 2025

Visionary leader appointed for Health Data Research Service

Patients to benefit from faster life-saving treatments as new leader appointed for health data service. Baroness Nicola Blackwood appointed as Chair of the Health Data Research…

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July 30, 2025

AI model predicts risks of diabetes-related blindness

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model predicts, up to three years in advance, whether people with diabetes are at risk of developing severe diabetic retinopathy. The…

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May 15, 2025

West Midlands Secure Data Environment NewsBytes – Annual Edition 2024/2025

Welcome to this special edition of NewsBytes in which we reflect on our journey so far and look ahead to exciting future possibilities. Read how the…

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February 11, 2026

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26 February, 2026

9:00 am - 2:00 pm