Knowledge, Information and Data (KIND) learning site

About the KIND Learning Network 

People are at the heart of all innovation and change. This network exists to support people who work with knowledge, information, and data as they work to transform health and social care. There's a large (and growing) workforce responsible for this work in Scotland. However, this workforce is really diverse. It's not like e.g. nursing or other NMHAP professions where there are fixed entry and promotion criteria. It's all a bit more complicated, and KIND workers might be called hundreds of different job titles. And that splitting up contributes to KIND workers being less visible than I think they should be. Kathleen Grey and colleagues called them "ghosts in the machine" 

There's been lots of interest in Scotland about improving the ways that KIND staff learn. If you're interested, I'd recommend having a look at the Our Time to Shine reports for the relevant background. We're also lucky to have some of the leads from that work in this channel who can bring their wealth of experience into our conversations. 

As anyone working in KIND will know, things change fast, and staying on top of all the important new developments often feels like a full-time job in itself.  As time goes on we'll have new training available - do get in touch if there's something you'd be particularly interested in learning more about. 

This network is a discussion space for you and other KIND workers, designed to help you with learning support, to promote collaborations... Do check out the FAQ and get in touch. So if you're here, welcome, and I look forward to finding out more about you, your interests, and your work.