Clinical Informatics Research Unit (CIRU)'s core aims are to:
undertake applied research in software development, data modelling and definitions, and develop terminology and standards.
provide software and services to those engaged in clinical research to both improve quality and effectiveness, and drive new research questions within research data management.
deliver healthcare innovation through informatics solutions.
Meeting the team at CIRU was invaluable. It gave me the opportunity to present a common clinical problem to a non-clinical team. Several meetings, emails and coffees later the ‘STAG’ concept was born.
Dr Mayank Patel - Diabetes Consultant, University of Southampton
CIRU is made up of key service groups known as EDGE, CORE, AXIS, and KITE. They cover data management, form design, data integration, global health research and new concepts and clinical innovation design.
Our cloud-based clinical trials management system 'EDGE' gives you access to real-time data quickly, whenever you need it. You can track and manage studies from start to finish with oversight of patient recruitment.
Edge is used in 80% of the NHS and and many countries around the world. It includes:
'AXIS' is a product created by the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre to improve the quality and quantity of clinical care services data. It offers a way to safely share and access information. It provides seamless data extraction, transformation and integration.
Services include:
advanced data analysis, extraction, cleansing, transformation and validation
We've developed a network to address the humanitarian challenges of blast injury and created an online tool to support healthcare professionals with diabetic patients. Our expertise is also mitigating the effects of war on health.
