Learning spotlights

When I first encountered Microsoft Copilot, I was curious but cautious. As a Senior Financial Control Manager in Financial Services, I wasn’t sure how this AI would fit into my daily work. But I decided to explore it, not just as a tool, but as a potential catalyst for change.

Learn more about how Jemma Rees is using digital therapeutics to widen access to mental health support

When your motivation is to create ‘real change’, transformation feels possible.

In today’s healthcare environment, the ability to navigate digital systems is no longer a specialist skill, it is a foundational competence.

At Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), digital transformation is more than just technology - it’s about people.

Rachael Forbister, Digital Transformation Programme Manager at Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria shines a light on their pioneering Digital Champion programme.

Tash Willcocks, Head of Learning Design at TPXImpact, shares insights on delivering a practical learning programme for health professionals leading digital transformation – part of the NHS Digital Academy, and in partnership with Health Innovation Wessex.

Mel Briers and Hannah Baxter, Digital Nurse Specialists at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust share their insights and learnings and how digital literacy is no longer optional – it is essential.

The first Digital and Data Confidence and Competence Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting (held on 25 January 2025) was highly engaging and motivated, with participants driven by a shared goal of improving digital literacy and collaboration in healthcare.

We recently reviewed the work we are hoping to undertake in the next financial year and we prioritised this as a team.

We were challenged to see if our priorities matched those of our stakeholders, and decided to create a short survey to send to stakeholders which would ask for their opinion.