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ID-498: Extension: Point of Care Lipid Testing Evaluation
Safe People
Organisation name
Imperial College London
Applicant name(s)
Clare Thompson
Funders/ Sponsors
Safe Projects
Project ID
ID-498-1
Lay summary
Point‑of‑care lipid testing will help engage underserved groups, improving early detection of high cholesterol. Patients gain immediate insight into CVD risk, enabling timely advice and treatment, better outcomes, and potential wider adoption across NWL.
Public benefit statement
Further potential benefits beyond the direct public/patient benefits include organisational learning and service improvement (e.g., evidence to support NWL ICB decisions on whether/how to scale point‑of‑care lipid testing and how best to reach under‑served groups), professional development (building local capability in evaluation methods, data linkage, and use of the WSIC/Discover environment), academic benefits (generation of an evaluation dataset and findings suitable for reports and potentially publication/presentations), and commercial/innovation benefits (evidence on feasibility, uptake, user experience and cost‑effectiveness that can inform product and pathway refinement with partners, and support future commissioning and/or wider adoption decisions).
Other approval committees
Project start date
13/05/2026
Project end date
01/11/2026
Latest approval date
21/05/2026
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
Data sensitivity level
De-Personalised
Release/Access date
25/05/2026
Safe Setting
Access type
TRE