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Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme Cohort 21

Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme Cohort 21

Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme Cohort 21

We are now accepting applications for Cohort 21 of the Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme (DLP). Fully funded by Scottish Government and led by NES, this programme will start in August 2023 and is designed for anyone who is:

  • interested in digital health and care
  • keen to explore how technology can benefit people
  • developing their leadership skills
  • in a position to make a change in their organisation

As part of the programme, participants will identify an area in their service or organisation which could be improved with a digital health and care solution There will be an opportunity in the early stages of the programme to develop their project idea.

Potential projects ideas could include:

  • Introducing a digital referral method
  • Introducing remote health monitoring for patients/service users
  • Leading on a system roll out in your organisation
  • Adoption of an M365 app in your service
  • Roll out of technology enabled care devices or service
  • Utilising prescribing data to improve patient care
  • Introducing and evaluating Near Me remote consultations / Near Me group consultations for patients/service users to improve access to services
  • Introducing, improving or evaluating digital technology to share targeted and specific treatment/intervention based information with people using services

You can find projects from past participants on our DLP site.

Applications are welcome from employees within NHS Scotland, social care, housing and the third sector who are leading a team, service or digital transformation within their organisation. We also welcome multidisciplinary team applications from those working collaboratively on the same project.

More information about the programme, including application guidance can be found on the DLP site. 

Any queries should be directed to nes.dlp@nhs.scot and you can also follow the programme on Twitter at @nes_dlp.


June, 28 2023