Handling Information and Data
Explore how to safely find and store information, the best ways to analyse and visualise data and how information and data can be used to drive service improvements. You'll also find guidance on how to ensure you handle information and data legally and ethically.
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Less than 1 hour
Getting started with data
Format: eLearning
Duration: Up to 1 hour
Audience: Beginners
Account creation/sign in required: Yes
Description: Learn why information is important to your organisation, how it might be used within your organisation and why data should be handled carefully.
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Information, data and media literacies
Format: Webpage
Duration: Up to 1 hour
Audience: Beginners in Nursing
Account creation/sign in required: Yes (RCN membership)
Description: Find out what is meant by media, data and information literacies, and how to demonstrate these in your role.
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Microsoft Excel
Format: Wepages and Videos
Duration: Various
Audience: Beginner to Advanced in NHS Scotland
Account creation/sign in required: Yes (NHS Scotland M365 account)
Description: A collection of guidance and videos to introduce you to Microsoft Excel. Learn the basics of excel or build your skills with formatting, using tables, graphs and charts, creating data models and using power query.
User rating: 4/5 (based on 1 review)
More than 1 hour
Data skills for the NHS
Format: Virtual classroom
Duration: 5 to 10 hours
Audience: Intermediate in the NHS
Account creation/sign in required: Yes
Description: Microsoft is offering any NHS employee in England, Wales and Scotland access to free training and exams to help you build skills for a digital career. No matter where you are in your journey, we have courses for you. If you're just beginning your exploration into world of digital data, try our Data Fundamentals course. If you're looking to advance your career or are ready for the next step, focus on these three specialist areas: data engineering, data science or data analysis.
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Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Format: eLearning
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Audience: Beginner
Account creation/sign in required: Yes (Coursera account)
Description: A guided project covering what an Excel Spreadsheet is, why we use it and the most important keyboard shortcuts, functions, and basic formulas.
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