Future advances in healthcare will be aided by a new £10 million facility – the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory.

Based at Newcastle University and funded by the National Institute for Health Research, the unique facility will shape the future of health advances to provide better and more efficient healthcare for patients and the wider public.

The NIHR Innovation Observatory which launches today, will apply state-of-the-art data analytics to explore trends in health innovation across drugs, medical technologies, diagnostic tools and healthcare services.