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Digital & Data Skills

Kathy Smethurst →

Leadership and Management Fellow / Respiratory ST4 / MBBS MRCP PG Cert (Med Ed) Kathy is a Respiratory Registrar based in the North East of England. After graduating from Newcastle University, she has completed her postgraduate training to date in the North East and an additional Teaching Fellow year (earning a PGCert

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Sophie Gould →

Digital Health Programme Manager at Health Data Research UK Link to bio

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Looking back at the Digital Health and Care Summer School 2025 →

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

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Host an intern with the Black Internship Programme 2026 →

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

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Alan Platt →

Associate Professor of Simulation-Based Education (SBE) and Head of Clinical Simulation in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University He/him Link to bio

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Funding awarded: Developing digital skills for NENC health and social care workforces →

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

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The Digital Health and Care Summer School 2025 →

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

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Opportunities to engage with NortHFutures →

Moving into summer, we have several exciting opportunities for people to engage with the NortHFutures programme. Read more to see how you can get involved with NortHFutures and make a difference in Digital Health in the North East and North Cumbria.

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Andrew Simms →

Head of the Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department (NMPCE), Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust He/Him Link to bio

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Annette Hand →

Professor of Nursing and Clinical Academic, Newcastle Hospitals Trust (NUTH), Northumbria University She/her Link to bio

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David Kirk →

Director of Open Lab, Newcastle University He/Him Link to bio

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Amanda Taylor-Beswick →

Professor of Digital and Social Sciences, Director - Centre for Digital Transformation, University of Cumbria She/Her Link to bio

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