Description: Healtex is a UK multi-disciplinary research network that aims to facilitate the use of healthcare free-text in research and clinical practice.
The UK healthcare text analytics network is a multi-disciplinary research network that aims to facilitate the use of healthcare free-text (clinical notes, letters, social media post, literature) in research and clinical practice. We are focused on:
The network brings together experts in several areas of engineering and healthcare, from a number of universities, NHS organisations, regulatory bodies and industry. This article summarises our objectives, and below you can find an animation explaining the aims of our network:
Healtex was initially funded as part of the EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Grand Challenges theme, and is now supported by HDR UK.