What we do
About us
We are a research collaboration, based at Queen Mary University of London, with a passion to eliminate health and care inequalities through high quality evidence and innovation. We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy good health and the highest standard of healthcare. Our work draws on the latest machine learning software and is made possible through funding from the NHS.
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Improving mental health care for Black men
Black men face stark inequalities in mental health — from higher rates of diagnosis and detention to poorer access and outcomes. This brief highlights what needs to change to make care safer, fairer and more effective. Based on evidence and lived experience, it identifies changes in organisational culture, mental health service design and delivery, and sets out five clear priorities for action.
Eight AI tools for evidence synthesis: Case studies and comparisons
This tool presents an independent assessment of eight AI tools designed to support evidence synthesis. Each case study summarises the tool’s capabilities, research evidence, and HEEC’s practical experience to guide researchers in selecting the most appropriate solutions for their reviews.
Blogs
Can Digital and Data Lay the Foundations for Equity?
In the third and final blog of our three-part series, we explore how central digital and data are to the ambitions of the 10 Year Health Plan for England — and what that means for health inequalities. From the NHS App as the new “front door” to more systematic use of social risk data and patient-reported measures, we examine where the choices made now will determine whether digital transformation narrows gaps or widens them.
Will Changes to Contracts and Funding Really Make the NHS Fairer?
As the government promises to align NHS funding more closely with health need, contracts and payment rules are moving to the centre of the inequalities debate. In the second blog of our three-part series, we examine whether the 10 Year Health Plan’s proposed funding reforms — from revisiting the Carr-Hill formula to introducing capitation and new neighbourhood contracts — can meaningfully redirect resources towards the communities that need them most.