Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare Informatics

Teaching dates 2024-25

• Monday 28th April 2025
• Tuesday 29th April 2025
• Wednesday 30th April 2025
• Thursday 1st May 2025
• Friday 2nd May 2025

Aims 

The unit is designed to introduce students to the importance of Healthcare Informatics in a modern clinical setting to improve patient care through an understanding of the healthcare data needs of clinicians, health organisations, governments and patients.

• Describe the various types / properties / structure / usage of multiple types of patient-level and aggregated data used in the field of healthcare
• Describe the framework within which datasets are described, mandated / notified, implemented and reported in the NHS.
• Describe the UK governance framework relating to the use of personal data in healthcare
• Describe the differences between terminologies and classifications and their usage
• Describe an approach to data stewardship and proper curation in the management of healthcare data
• Describe the elements which underpin meaningful and safe interoperability in the context of personal healthcare data

Content

• The design, and wider implications, of information systems and data in a modern healthcare environment
• The relevance of data models and data flows within the NHS
• The importance of informatics in a modern health system and how this information can improve patient care
• The impact of healthcare data
• The structure and organisation of healthcare databases, systems and data storage
• The governance, regulatory and ethical elements of healthcare data

Entry requirements

Applications are invited from Specialty Registrars or equivalent, GPs, dentists and newly appointed consultants.

Whilst evidence will not be required as part of your application, given the postgraduate level of the course and subject matter, we would recommend that applicants hold a 2.i degree or higher from a UK university or an equivalent from an overseas university.

All applicants are required to demonstrate competency in English at a high level before commencing the programme (IELTS Academic test scores of: overall band score of 7.5, with not less than 7.0 in speaking, listening, writing and reading). The language requirements will be reviewed in light of changes to the General Medical Council’s English language requirements.

International students must ensure they have the appropriate immigration status to undertake the course, and this will need to be checked by the University. Students who do not hold an immigration status that permits study and work in the UK will be based overseas and attendance on modules can be supported as a visitor to the UK. There are restrictions on using the visitor route for study and this may restrict the number of modules that can be undertaken across one year.

How to apply

Candidates are required to submit a brief summary of 200-250 words outlining how the module will benefit and enhance their clinical role. 

Applications for this stand-alone module will be accepted until Friday 28th March 2025. To apply please click on the button above (top right of this page) and follow the instructions carefully.