Reports related to the Knowledge, Information and Data (KIND) workforce.
This report summarises the outcomes of a scoping study of the Specialist Data, Information and Knowledge workforce across Scotland’s health and care. It draws together the results of a literature review, mapping of current capability frameworks, stakeholder interviews, a national survey and roundtable consultation. It aims to inform implementation planning for the Workforce Capability Domain of the Digital Health and Care Strategy, and development of the informatics capability within Public Health Scotland.
This report provides an overview of the emerging trends in digital health and care but does not claim to be exhaustive. As the digital environment is fast-paced and constantly fluctuating, the trends which are identified capture the position of the Digital Health and Care sector at Autumn 2018, with a probable ‘shelf-life’ of around 3 - 5 years.
This report has been produced by the Digital Health and Care Institute (DHI), as commissioned by Skills Development Scotland to investigate and analyse the Digital Health sector and its skills issues in Scotland. Based on the research discussed in this report the DHI have made several recommendations that focus on: "Reviewing the existing education and training provision with digital health in mind"; "involving digital health employees more closely in the development of the curricula in computing and health and care"; and "Raising the profile of digital health sector in Scotland".
In the Digital Health and Care sector staff is most urgently required in the following six occupational categories: Software Developers, Product Owners, Implementation Facilitators, Knowledge Engineers, Health Data Analysts and Cyber Security Specialists. This report, produced in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, probes into the nature of these roles, the required skills and capabilities of people employed in these roles, the education and career pathways taken by professionals currently engaged in these roles, and the currently available educational pathways into these roles. The main purpose of this study is to highlight issues underlying the lack of clear career pathways and offer pointers for organisations involved in planning the education and training provision for the (Digital) Health and Care sector in Scotland.
This paper is intended to outline to policymakers and analytical leaders in the health service the nature of the problems caused by limited analytical capability in health services in the UK. It also looks at some different ways that these issues can be addressed.
The NHS generates a huge amount of data. Making better use of this growing mountain of information has the potential to improve care and how services are run. This report argues that the NHS is failing to make the most of its data because there aren’t enough people with the right analytical skills to make sense of the information that is being collected. The report calls for more investment in skilled analysts to unlock the full potential of NHS data to benefit patients.
You will find the KIND project reports on the landing page:
Learning opportunities and resources for KIND staff.
This report is a snapshot of 12 domains that will be most impacted by AI and looks at each from a clinical, ethical and practical perspective.
The King's Fund.
Report explaining what digital literacy is and why it's important.
This document describes the strategic approach to information and knowledge that the public health system needs to take in order to improve and protect public health and reduce inequalities.
Scotland’s Digital Technologies: Summary Report was first published in 2017. This 2019 report presents an updated picture of Digital Technologies in Scotland, the skills supply pipeline and employer demand for digital technology skills.
How Data, Digital and Technology Can Help Scotland Recover from COVID-19, Transform Health & Social Care and Boost Our Economy.
This paper presents a model of skills to enable individuals to excel in the future for consideration and use by policy makers, education and skills providers and bodies, employers and anyone with an interest in skills development.
This review is the first stage of a project looking at the evidence-base for social care. The knowledge review identifies the main types of research, experience and wisdom that combine to form the social care knowledge base and proposes a framework for assessing the quality of knowledge of any type.
Dr Eric Topol: Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future:
Sets out an action plan for improving health literacy in Scotland.
The Chief Medical Officer's fourth annual report on Realistic Medicine, with a focus on the principle of Building a Personalised Approach to Care. Includes case studies showing how technology has been used to deliver personalised medicine in Scotland.