Data Bites #39: Getting things done with data in government
b"Better use of data is key to more effective government. Across government, teams are doing fascinating work with data. But those projects don\\u2019t get the attention they deserve. Data Bites aims to change that.\\n\\nOur latest event, the 39th in our series, was a health special, where the speakers presented their work in an exciting, quickfire format.\\n\\nEach speaker had eight minutes, followed by eight minutes of questions from the audience.\\n\\nThis month's speakers were:\\n\\nElliot Bridges, Senior Data and Insights Analyst at Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, on trends in egg, sperm and embryo donation and their implications\\nSarah Deeny, Deputy Director, Analytics at the UK Health Security Agency, on how the use of data and forecasting during the pandemic can help us protect the NHS and the public during the winter\\nValentina Sassow, Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies, on Palantir's work on cancer pathways\\nBecky Taylor, Director of Transformation and Quality Improvement at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, on building the future of integrated care at Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital\\n\\nThe event was chaired by Gavin Freeguard, Associate at the Institute for Government."