Liver disease is the only major cause of death in the UK where the rate of deaths continues to rise. It is often silent, meaning many people are only diagnosed at an advanced stage or during emergency admission. At that point, treatment options are limited, and outcomes are poor. Each year, over 11,000 people in the UK die from liver disease, placing a significant burden on public health.
Individual markers in one-off blood tests are easy to miss. When viewed over time, however, patterns emerge that can reveal clinical risk. These patterns are hidden in existing blood test results, because current systems are not designed to analyse historic data at scale or speed.
To address this gap, we developed hepatoSIGHT®, a case-finding search engine that helps clinicians identify people at risk of chronic liver disease by analysing existing blood test results over time.
Earlier identification enables earlier intervention, reducing avoidable hospitalisations, supporting referrals, and making better use of NHS resources.
In 2019, a clinician in Somerset raised concerns about the growing burden of undiagnosed liver disease and the limitations of current systems in identifying people at-risk. Partnering with an expert in healthcare information, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, and with support from a grant from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), they set out to build a clinically robust, data-driven solution.
This collaboration led to the founding of Predictive Health Intelligence, a company dedicated to enabling detection and prevention of chronic liver disease. Our first innovation is hepatoSIGHT®.
Medical Director + Co-Founder
Tim is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He is an alumnus of Oxford and Cambridge Universities with a PhD from the University of Nottingham.
He has always believed in the potential of technology to improve healthcare and has been the Clinical Lead for numerous IT projects in the last 15 years. He was pivotal in establishing the Somerset Liver Improvement Project.
Managing Director + Co-Founder
An Information Management professional by background with degrees in Psychology and Artificial Intelligence, Neil spent over 25 years in the NHS running clinical information systems to support operational Trust activity. Neil is passionate about the role technology can play in improving healthcare delivery. He has led many successful national and locally driven IT-enabled transformation programmes and projects, to support significant improvements to healthcare delivery.
Neil has held Non-Executive Director roles for Bristol Community Health, the South West Health Innovation Network and for Stalis Ltd.
Co-Founder
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are the third co-founder of Predictive Health Intelligence. They deliver acute, mental health and community services across Somerset. David Shannon, Somerset NHS FT’s Director of strategy and digital development, sits on the board of Predictive Health Intelligence and provides stewardship of the organisation and strategic direction.
Medical Science Liaison
Project Manager - Digital
Ben previously worked on projects in the sport and community sector, and then moved into the world of health tech to when he joined Health Innovation South West as a project manager supporting early stage start-ups from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. He then continued to support innovators in his role at Health Innovation West of England.
Business Manager + Executive PA
Emma has over a decade’s experience as an Executive Assistant, working with dynamic and busy leaders, ensuring that everything runs seamlessly.
She started her career at one of South Africa’s leading banks, embarking on a number of personal assistant roles before being selected to become Executive Assistant to the bank’s CEO.