Founded

Founded in in 2016 2016

, , PinPoint PinPoint Data Data Science Science is is a a Leedsbased

Leedsbased innovator innovator which which has has developed developed a a gamechanging gamechanging , , AI-driven AI-driven blood blood test test for for cancer cancer

, , designed designed to to optimise optimise the the NHS NHS two two week week wait wait urgent urgent referral referral pathways pathways

. . We We talked talked to to PinPoint PinPoint Data Data Science Science Chief Chief Executive Executive

, , Giles Giles Tully Tully

, , about about how how the the test test is is designed designed as as a a decision decision support support tool tool to to provide provide doctors doctors with with the the information information they they need need to to more more effectively effectively triage triage patients patients when when they they first first present present with with symptoms symptoms

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From 1m patients per year at its inception in 2010 , two week wait referrals have grown steadily at approximately 10 % per annum to 2.8m patients in 2022 . The pressure on the system is unsustainable and the situation has only been exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19 .

By flagging patients at either end of the scale , the PinPoint Test allows those at highest risk to be prioritised for faster access to hospital care and those at minimal risk to be ruled out of urgent referral pathways altogether . The PinPoint Test , which is already active in West Yorkshire , helps NHS promises to deliver shorter referral waiting times , reduces

Giles Tully ,

PinPoint Data Science Chief Executive

patient anxiety and improves early cancer detection .

Giles Tully , Chief Executive of PinPoint Data Science

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