
NHS-R Community
Supports the learning, application and exploitation of R in the health and care system in the UK
Through the amazing expertise of the community and data science capabilities of R, we are able to provide training alongside a friendly space on Slack for sharing, discussing and developing solutions to NHS and care sector problems.
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NHS-R Academy
A virtual organisation that recognises the contribution of community members
The NHS-R Community is supported by a virtual NHS-R Academy, that offers honorary titles, training, organises the annual NHS-R Conference, and coordinates the development of solutions – R packages or training that will help the NHS to take advantage of the huge benefits of R.
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NHS-R Steering Group
Offers oversight and strategic guidance to the NHS-R Community from a wide range of stakeholder perspectives
In accordance with NHS-R Community commitment to the principle of openness and transparency the minutes of the NHS-R Community Steering Group will be published on the NHS-R Community website and will be freely available.
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NHS-R Technical Advisory Group
Ensuring that our community has technical guidance and support.
R is an amazing data science solution and because it has so many potential use cases and is under development all the time, it is crucial for the NHS-R Community to have an expert Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which meets regularly to discuss typical agenda items such as:
- Consideration of candidate solutions for NHS-R.
- Reviewing applications for the NHS-R academy titles.
- Supporting the education and training programme including the annual conference.
- Providing website content.
- Supporting the community via Hexitime.

NHS-R Supporters
The NHS-R Community acknowledges the generous organisations that have supported us.
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Our supporters