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Let’s Do Digital is a community of healthcare professionals, educators and technologists who are passionate about health-tech innovation, literacy, and learning. Their annual conference provides a forum for exploring radical and alternative ideas for the future of digital health. Let’s Do Digital 2025 was held last month in
We are working with the VCSE organisation Connected Voice to deliver a series of three training sessions, aimed at cross-sector participants in early stages of research projects and research bid development. The three sessions are aimed at participants in all sectors, levels of seniority, and job roles, and will be
This September, we were joined in Newcastle upon Tyne by 33 participants of the Digital Health and Care Summer School. Attendees from across the UK and disciplines came together for three days of discussions on the effective and innovative use of digital technologies in the health and care sector. The
The UK has an urgent need for new health data scientists – it’s a rapidly expanding field with the recognised potential to transform the future of health and care for all, and health data science should serve and reflect the needs of the entire UK population. Once again, NortHFutures is
This summer, we were fortunate to welcome two interns into our lab to explore how data science and machine learning might support better clinical decision-making in maternal mental health. Together, they tackled a challenging and sensitive topic using synthetic data, exploring risk factors for postnatal depression and safeguarding concerns, and
This year, the NortHFutures Digital Health Hub has helped broaden and deepen the pool of talent in the health data research sector by sponsoring seven places on Health Data Research UK’s pioneering Black Internship Programme (BIP). The BIP, organised by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), fosters a more
This spring we conducted research with different professional groups within the NENC health and social care workforce to understand their current digital skills and readiness, the training that’s available to them, and their immediate training needs. We quickly identified a common thread in these conversations: generic training implemented from
23-25th September, The Core, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TF Hosted by NortHFutures, the Digital Health and Care Summer School will provide PhD students and early career researchers (ECRs) from the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) with an immersive learning experience in health and care technology, and detailed insight into
We have collated the frequently asked questions regarding the Training Funding Call and our answers. For all the key information about the call, please check the dedicated web page: https://www.northfutures.org/opportunities/training-funding/ Please note our Digital Health Training Funding call is currently closed. We would like to
We are excited launch the first round of our Training Funding Call, supporting training in digital health skills in the North East and North Cumbria (NENC). We have £140,000 to allocate to applicants who present a training offer responding to a need they have identified in the NENC region
The Funding Call has now been closed and all funding has been awarded. We are excited launch the first round of our Training Funding Call, supporting training in digital health skills in the North East and North Cumbria (NENC). We have £140,000 to allocate to applicants who present a
The UK has an urgent need for new health data scientists – it’s a rapidly expanding field with the recognised potential to transform the future of health and care for all, and health data science should serve and reflect the needs of the entire UK population. NortHFutures is supporting HDR