Training and events are delivered through structured development programmes, short courses and a series of events – including INSIGHT, our annual festival of learning and sharing – see the INSIGHT 2022 recordings here (and see last year’s recordings here). The training programme is grouped into four key themes:
- Improving decision-making practice – providing system leaders with practical tools & techniques for making better, more analytically-informed decisions
- Strengthening analytical capability – building technical skills to undertake high-quality strategic analysis
- Developing analytical leaders – fostering the skills analysts need to work more closely and effectively with decision-makers
- Moving beyond the numbers – ensuring decisions are informed by findings from a range of disciplines
We also share information on a range of topics in the fortnightly Midlands Analyst Network Huddles – click here to request to join the Midlands Analyst Network – we welcome new members! And see the other communities of practice (CoP) for details of how to get involved with the Knowledge Mobilisation and Evaluation CoPs.
See the 22/23 Prospectus: Training & Development Prospectus 22-23
And the 22/23 Prospectus summary
The following training sessions are starting in January and are available to book now:
Name of course | Next course start date | Format | Link to webpage / registration |
Midlands Analyst Network Huddle | 26/01/2023 | 1 hour online | Click to register |
Understanding and reporting Hospital Mortality Statistics with Professor Mohammed Mohammed | 17/01/2023 | 1 half day online | Click to book |
Understanding variation with Professor Mohammed Mohammed | 08/02/2023 | 1-day, 09:30-16:00 | Click to book |
Improvement Science with Professor Mohammed Mohammed | 01/03/2023 | 1-day, 09:30-16:00 | Click to book |
For more information, please contact: Programme Manager: Rachel Caswell or Programme Lead: Professor Mohammed A Mohammed
The tiles below have further details of the courses in the Prospectus, including links to application forms. Use the search function to find the course you are interested in.
Insight 2022 – Day 7 – Smarter decision making for your ICS
29th November 2022, 14:00-15:45. Recording now available!Insight 2022 – Day 8 – How can you be evidently better when making decisions?
30th November 2022, 10:00-11:00. Recording now available!Insight 2022 – Day 8 – Sarah-Jane Marsh: Insights from decision-making practice
30th November 2022, 14:00-15:00. Recording now available!Insight 2022 – Day 9 – Sir David Dalton: How do you get the desired results from your decision-making?
1st December 2022, 14:00-15:00. Recording now available!NHS-R Community introduction to R and R Studio
Two half-days. Dates: 04/10/22 and 05/10/22; 10/01/23 and 11/01/23; 16/03/22 and 17/03/23Theory of Constraints for Patient Flow Course
1 day course. Date /s available: 11/10/2022Introduction to RMarkdown
Two half-days. Dates: 18/10/22 and 19/10/22; 06/02/23 and 07/02/23; 04/04/23 and 05/02/23Economics and Evaluation: Health Economics Foundations (HE-1)
Date: 25/10/22 (1.00 - 3.00 pm)Economics and Evaluation
Dates: 25/10/2022, 03/11/2022, 10/11/2022, 17/11/2022 and 24/11/2022Insight 2022
The Midlands Decision Support Network in association with The Strategy Unit hosted INSIGHT 2022, our annual festival of learning and sharing events for the NHS, local government and other partners across health and care. The event was held Monday 21st November to Friday 2nd December 2022.
You can watch the recordings back via this link!