Upcoming Events
This page contains online and in-person events which may support the development of Digital Capabilities, Skills, Mindsets and Digital Leadership Skills.
Effort has been made to only include events which are free and open access for everyone within health and social care, and the wider workforce. Where a fee for attendance is required, this will be clearly stated within the events information page. If you are aware of an event which could be promoted on this page, please contact the Digitally Enabled Workforce team mailbox at nes.dew@nhs.scot.
Content
July 2026
Online:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
| Digital Leadership Series: Leading Well with Copilot - Confidence, Capability and Control | Wednesday 1 July - 14:00 - 15:00 | Teams |
| Your Team Can't Be Everywhere. What If It Could? | Tuesday 7 July - 12:30 | Online |
| The Key Leadership Question: Agency or AI? | Monday 13 July - 13:00 | Online |
| Workforce Crisis: Recruitment, Retention, and Wellbeing of NHS Staff | Thursday 16 July - 09:30 - 13:40 | Online |
| Episode 2: Developing an Organisational AI Strategy in Practice | 21 July / 13:00 - 14:00 | Teams |
In-Person:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
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September 2026
Online:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
| NHS Scotland Event 2026 | 21 September / All Day | Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde |
In-Person:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
| Public Sector Digital Leadership Exchange | 2 September / 09:00 - 16:15 | Informatics Forum, Edinburgh |
| Reimagining Public Service Delivery | 22 September / TBD | The Hoxton Hotel, Edinburgh |
| Big Data LDN - UK’s Leading Data, AI & Analytics Event | 23-24 September / All day | Olympia London |
| Digital Care Summit London - Digital Care Hub | 23 September / All day | London |
October 2026
Online:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
In-Person:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
| Wednesday 7 October | Radisson Blu, Glasgow |
November 2026
Online:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
In-Person:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
| Digital Scotland 2026 | 24 November | Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh |
December 2026
Online:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
In-Person:
| Event / Link | Date / Time | Venue |
| Digifest Scotland 2026 | Wednesday 09 December | University of Strathclyde, Glasgow |
KIND Network Sessions (Online)
The Knowledge, Information and Data (KIND) network regularly runs training sessions throughout the year with the aim of developing key digital and data skills across the national workforce.
Click the following links to find the current schedule and training materials for:
Microsoft Excel Training Sessions
Microsoft Power Platform (including Power BI, Power Automate & Power Query) Sessions