Staff Profile

Background

Following my MRes, I spent 2 years working for a large pharmaceutical company in Quality Control of medications. I started working at the NIHR Innovation Observatory in September 2023. My role here  involves horizon scanning and synthesising evidence for a variety of purposes and stakeholders including DHSC and NICE.

About the NIHR Innovation Observatory

The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care innovation scanning centre providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. We aim to transform health systems and improve population health by providing advanced data-driven insights that foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. At the core of our work is the development of data-driven methods to identify, capture and synthesise intelligence on new health innovations. We develop and share cutting edge methods in horizon scanning, building capacity in the systems across the public, voluntary and industry sectors.

We deliver essential intelligence and insights about medicines and MedTech innovation to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the NIHR, the UK Health Security Agency, the Department for Health and Social Care and industry - allowing these organisations to prepare for policies, regulation and frontline delivery for new, emerging and disruptive technologies.

• Reports

  • Fairbairn, R, Sharma, O, Forsythe, I, Williams, O, Wilson, R, Norman, G, Mkwashi, A. A horizon scan of emerging quantum technologies for use in healthcare. National Institute for Health Research, 2024. In Preparation.
  • Forsythe I, Green E, Ewedairo O, Mkwashi A. A Horizon Scan of Algorithms Used in the Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Enabled Healthcare Technologies. National Institute for Health Research, 2024. In Preparation.
  • Forsythe I, Green E, Roberts S, Ewedairo O, Sadiq A, Mkwashi A. Horizon Scanning Report: An Investigation into the Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) - Enabled Healthcare Technologies. Newcastle upon Tyne: National Institute for Health and Care Research Innovation Observatory (NIHRIO), The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2023.