Training is split into 3 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
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).
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.
The 2023/24 Training & Development Prospectus is now here!
2023-24 Prospectus Summary
2023-24 Training & Development Prospectus
The following training sessions are starting in May and June 2023
| Name of course | Next course start date | Format | Link to webpage / registration |
| Midlands Analyst Network Huddle | 15/06/2023 | 1 hour online | Click to register |
| Health Economics and Evaluation | 30/05/2023 | 5 sessions (online) | Registration closed |
| Improving and evaluating services across organisational boundaries | 07/06/2023 | 1 day (online) | Limited places available Register here |
| Data Visualisation | 22/06/2023 | 1 day (online) | Register here |
| Time-series forecasting and decision-making | 28/06/2023 | 3 days (online) | Register here |
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.
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Introduction to Data Science
Eight sessions – 9.30am to 1.00pm (registration closed)
- 17th April to 19th June
Population Health Management (PHM) for anyone
Six sessions: (registration closed)
11th May to 18th July 2023
Population Health Management (PHM) for analysts
Eleven sessions: (registration closed)
11th May to 18th July 2023
Health Economics and Evaluation
Five sessions (Registration now closed)
Improving and evaluating services across organisational boundaries
Dates:
- 07/06/23
- 07/09/23
Decision Quality for Leaders – 2-day course
Two day course:
Dates: 26/06/23 and 04/07/23
Time-series forecasting and decision-making
Three day online course:
- June 2023 (28/06/23, 29/06/23, 30/06/23),
- Sep/Oct 2023 (28/09/23, 04/10/23, 05/10/23)
NHS-R Community introduction to R and R Studio
3 half days (9.30 am -1.00 pm)
Dates available in July 2023 and Sep 2023
Thinking tools for decision making: 1-day workshop
One day Workshop
Dates:
- 20/07/23
- 25/10/23
- 16/01/24
Systems Thinking in health and care
One-day online course.
Dates available: 14/09/23 and 05/12/23
‘Economics for non-economists’: 1-day workshop
One day workshop
Dates:
- 18/09/23
- 15/11/23
- 20/02/24
Introduction to Decision Quality – 1 day workshop
One day workshop
Dates
- 10/10/23
- 14/12/23
- 06/03/24
Understanding Variation
One-day online course.
Dates available: 24/10/23 and 17/01/24
Insight 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!Past Events
Theory of Constraints for Patient Flow Course
Dates to follow