The Yorkshire Centre for Health Informatics (YCHI) is a leading international centre for health informatics expertise, collaboration and research.
Our mission is to improve health care practice through high-quality research and evidence-based education and training.
YCHI was conceived in 1997 at the time of the publication of the initial NHS information strategy "Information for Health". Recognising the increasing need for teaching and research in this field, it brought together partners from the NHS, industry and academia and since then has built a successful teaching, research and knowledge transfer programme based on this developing network of contacts through the lead academics, Dr. Susan Clamp, Dr. Rick Jones, Owen Johnson and Professor Justin Keen.
The University of Leeds is making a major strategic investment to expand YCHI with the appointment of a Leadership Chair in Health Informatics backed by two further senior academic posts.
Leadership Chair and Senior Academic posts - read more
The next seminar of the Leeds Health Informatics Network will take place on Wednesday 16th May, 1:00 – 2:30 in Room 1.04, Charles Thackrah building, University of Leeds. Professor Geraldine Fitzpatrick from the Vienna University of Technology will talk about the challenges of designing and evaluating health IT for care at home.