Innovation Training Centre
Preparing and training innovators to give them their best chance of securing funding and developing new digital health innovations.

We curated a host of resources that will not only smooth your journey through the SYDHH Innovation Pipeline, but also help you gain the skills and knowledge needed to become a successful, funded innovator.
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The Innovation Lifecycle
- Developing and Funding Clinically Safe and Effective Solutions.
For early-stage innovators and researchers – this webinar will address how you can develop and validate your HealthTech innovation, the importance of involving patients and the public, and how you can access early-stage funding.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Proving Impact: Generating Local Clinical and Economic Evidence.
Learn how to clearly define your solutions value and plan effective evaluations that produce credible evidence.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Adoption and Spread: Commercial Strategy & Go-to-Market Planning.
Building on the previous webinars this session will focus on how innovators can design sustainable business strategies, to prepare them for widespread adoption and long-term success.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Funding: Securing Funding for Innovation in West Yorkshire.
This session will guide innovators on accessing funding to support their journey from idea to adoption, how to craft a compelling funding pitch and funding opportunities in West Yorkshire.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner
Project Management
- Translational research project management: Pre-award
A detailed timeline of activities and supporting resources to support the pre-award process.
Type Article
Duration 30 minutes
Provider University of Sheffield
Skill Level Beginner
- Gantt charts and project timelines
Type Article
Duration 30 minutes
Provider University of Sheffield
Skill Level Beginner
Human-Centred Design
- Design Kit – Design Methods
Short articles that outline various Design methods.
Type Article
Duration 10 minutes+
Provider IDEO
Skill Level Beginner - Design Kit - Mindset
Short videos and articles that outline different Design mindsets
Type Short videos
Duration 2 minutes+
Provider IDEO
Skill Level Beginner
Co-design and patient and public involvement and engagement
Patient co-design in health refers to a collaborative approach where healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients work together to design and improve healthcare services, technologies, and processes. This approach recognises the unique perspectives and insights that patients bring to the table, considering them as valuable contributors in shaping their own healthcare experiences.
- Co.Create.Training
Short introductory videos outlining key principles for Co-design
Type Short videos
Duration 2min+
Provider Co.Create.Training
Skill Level Beginner - Co-design for digital health, King's Health Partners Learning Hub
This 6-part online course offers an introduction to the foundations of co-design, how to get a digital health project started, and the four phases of the ‘Double Diamond’ – a design framework which will help you structure your co-design process. You will be introduced to a range of co-design methods and tools to help you first ‘discover’ and ‘define’ a healthcare issue or opportunity that needs addressing, and then ‘develop’ and ‘deliver’ your digital health solution. Case studies featured throughout the course highlight challenges, offer advice, and showcase co-design methods and tools in action.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 3 hours
Provider King's Health Partners
Skill Level Beginner - Co-design methods library, King's Health Partners Learning Hub
Our open access co-design methods library includes a range of resources for you to learn more about co-design methods and tools. The library expands on content featured in the Co-design for Digital Health course, through detailed insights, case studies, how-to guides, and resource links.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 1 hour+
Provider King's Health Partners
Skill Level Intermediate - How to involve patients in your innovation
This webinar provides practical advice to digital health companies and innovators on how to involve patients in developing their product/service, answering questions such as: How to meet NHS patient involvement standards? What are the challenges and benefits of patient involvement? Where should you start? What's the best way to reach patients?
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Network South London, Digital Health London
Skill Level Beginner - Introduction and practical guide to community Engagement and Involvement in Global Health Research
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 45 minutes
Provider Global Health Training Centre, NIHR
Skill Level Beginner - Guiding principles to work together effectively on health and care research and ideas of how we might do that in practice
Type Article
Duration 45 minutes
Provider Diverse City - Working in Research project
Skill Level Beginner
Data science in digital health
Data Science in Health is the art and science of deriving meaningful insights and knowledge from vast and diverse datasets within the healthcare domain. It involves the application of advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to extract valuable patterns, trends, and predictions from medical data. This, in turn, enables healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers to make informed decisions, enhance patient care, and drive advancements in the field.
- Beginners Guide to Python
This Introductory level course will take you from the very basics of this popular and powerful programming language and will give you both the confidence and enthusiasm to take your programming further.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 2 hours
Provider Hartree Centre
Skill Level Beginner - Practical Guide to Machine Learning
This course will walk you through building a machine learning model from start to finish. From collecting good quality, unbiased data to preparing the data for modelling and exploring some simple machine learning models, we will help you see how machine learning can be applied to your own data problems.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 3 hours
Provider Hartree Centre
Skill Level Intermediate - We recommend familiarity with programming in Python on Jupyter Notebooks. If you're new to Python, we recomment taking the Beginner's Guide to Python course (above) first. - Fundamentals of Data Science Solutions
This course will guide you through the best metrics for assessing the performance of machine learning models. We will illustrate a range of use cases by looking at how we have applied machine learning to challenges spanning from healthcare to the reduction of industrial energy use. There will be some practical programming exercises to help you understand how to optimise your own models to increase performance. You will need to create a free account to access this training course.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 2 hours
Provider Hartree Centre
Skill Level Advanced - This course will develop ideas from our Practical Guide to Machine Learning course (above). We recommend familiarity with programming in Python. An understanding of basic statistical concepts (correlation, significance etc.) would also be useful. - Kings Innovation Scholars: Health Data Science
This programme contains several courses; Introduction to Python, Introduction to R, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Prediction Modelling. You will need to create a free account to access these courses.
Type Asynchronous online courses
Duration 20-30 hours+
Provider Kings Health Partners
Skill Level Intermediate-Advanced - Kings Innovation Scholars: ‘Omics - This programme contains several courses including; Basic R, Statistics with R, Using Spreadsheets. You will need to create a free account to access these courses.
Type Asynchronous online courses
Duration 1.5-5 hours
Provider Kings Health Partners
Skill Level Intermediate-Advanced - Health information engineering
Organising unstructured datasets allows data scientists to extract usable information from them. As a result, many data science roles today require data scientists to have skills in a variety of programming languages, with Python being the most common. The objective for the course is to bring users an insight and understanding of topics such Core Web Technologies, Modern Databases and Unit Testing as well as Agile Project Management techniques including Scrum Frameworks.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 4.5 hours
Provider HDR UK
Skill Level Beginner
Data Collection, Analysis and Visualisation
- Beginner’s guide to data collection and preparation
Would you like to overcome the challenges of collecting data so that it can be used effectively for data analytics? With particular appeal to middle managers and team leaders, this course will help you understand how to improve data handling in your organisation. You will need to create a free account to access this training course.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 2 hours
Provider Hartree Centre
Skill Level Beginner - Open Data Essentials
This programme has been designed to enable you to discover what open data is and how it is changing the lives of everyone on our planet.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 3 hours
Provider Open Data Institute
Skill Level Beginner - Finding stories in data
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 3 hours
Provider Open Data Institute
Skill Level Beginner
Data in the NHS
- Introducing the data access environment (DAE)
Type Introductory video
Duration 3 minutes
Provider NHS Digital
Skill Level Beginner - How the NHS uses your patient data from GP practices to improve health and care
Type Introductory video
Duration 3 minutes
Provider NHS Digital
Skill Level Beginner - NHS DigiTrials – how we collect, process, use and protect your data to improve patient care
Type Introductory video
Duration 3 minutes
Provider NHS Digital
Skill Level Beginner - What is the future for data-driven technology in the NHS?
Type Introductory video
Duration 2 minutes
Provider NHS Digital
Skill Level Beginner
Wearables for data collection
- Transforming healthcare with big data and wearables with Mike Snyder
Type Recorded lecture
Duration 50 minutes
Provider Stanford Alumni
Skill Level Beginner - Challenges and recommendations for wearable devices in digital health: Data quality, interoperability, health equity, fairness
Type Article
Duration 30 minutes
Provider PLOS Digital Health
Skill Level Intermediate
Innovation and the NHS
Here are some websites and resources that give more information on NHS regulations and policies around digital health and innovation.
- AI and digital regulations service for health and social care
Learn what regulations to follow and how to evaluate effectiveness, whether you're a 'developer' of AI and digital technology or an 'adopter' who will buy or use them in health and social care.
Type Website
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider NHS
Skill Level Beginner - NHS innovation service
Type Website
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider NHS
Skill Level Beginner - Your guide to innovation in the NHS
Type Website
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider NHS
Skill Level Beginner - Navigating the NHS and West Yorkshire's Health Ecosystem
Explore how the NHS operates in West Yorkshire, understand local priorities, and discover how to engage with NHS stakeholders and the wider ecosystem.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Unlocking NHS Reimbursement Pathways
Gain insights into NHS procurement and reimbursement strategies and how to align early with NHS needs.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Innovating for a Greener NHS.
In this webinar innovators will gain tools and insights to create sustainable HealthTech solutions aligned with NHS priorities.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Learning health systems, HDR UK course
Learning Health Systems embed continuous improvement into the process of delivering healthcare. This pathway brings key topics together to provide an introduction to Learning Health Systems.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 2.5 hours
Provider HDR UK
Skill Level Beginner
Regulations and Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance for Medical Devices
In this video we explore the regulatory journey for medical devices, including common pitfalls and support available in West Yorkshire. - Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Regulatory Compliance for Digital Health
Understand the digital health regulatory landscape, including common pitfalls and support available in West Yorkshire.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour
Provider Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Skill Level Beginner - Compliance Made Simple
Dr Paul Jewell from Assuric explains how to ensure any digital health solutions are safe, secure, and ready to meet NHS standards. Key topics covered: Data protection and cybersecurity, NHS compliance requirements, Medical device regulations
Type Recorded session
Duration 45 minutes
Provider South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub
Skill Level Intermediate - some prior knowledge of health technologies and innovation would be helpful. - Medical Device Regulations
Learn how to navigate the complex world of medical device regulations and understand the journey to bring your idea or medical device to market.
Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour 10min
Provider South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub
Skill Level Intermediate - some prior knowledge of health technologies would be helpful.
GDPR
- 7 principles of GDPR in 7 minutes
Type Short video
Duration 7 minutes
Provider Privacy Kitchen
Skill Level Beginner - ONS: Collecting and using health data
Type Policy
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider Office for National Statistics
Skill Level Intermediate - some knowledge of using health data would be helpful.
Data management, governance and security
- Accessing health and care data: guide and glossary
This guidance gives a step-by-step overview of the process for accessing health and social care data for research of data-driven technologies. This includes essential considerations for those looking to do health and care data research, at what stage to complete documentation so that it is most effective, and what conversations to have with data providers. The guidance also includes a directory of key players and definitions of terms and concepts.
Type Guide and Glossary
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider NHS Health Research Authority
Skill Level Beginner - Accessing Health Data
The objective of this course is to bring users an insight and understanding of the techniques of accessing health data, the protocols to use to ensure it is kept secure, and to demonstrate some examples of these approaches being practise successfully.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 7 hours
Provider HDR UK
Skill Level Beginner
Data Ethics Essentials
Embrace AI with Confidence by explore the fundamental principles and real-world applications of ethical data handling, ensuring you stay ahead in this data-driven world.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 2.5 hours
Provider Open Data Institute
Skill Level Beginner - Data security and protection toolkit assessment guides
Type Helpguides
Duration 30min+
Provider NHS
Skill Level Beginner - Data standardisation, HDR UK course
This course explains why data standards are so essential in modern health research and the advantages of adopting them to produce high-quality, trusted data products. The course will teach you how to understand and apply different kinds of data standards during the phases of collection, processing, storage, and sharing your research data.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 1 hour 12 min
Provider HDR UK
Skill Level Beginner - Research software engineering, HDR UK course
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 5 hours 10 minutes
Provider HDR UK
Skill Level Intermediate - some prior understanding of software engineering will be helpful. - Why a data management plan is important
Type Article
Duration 5 minutes
Provider UK Data Service
Skill Level Beginner - EPSRC Health Data workshop
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Type Webinar
Duration 1 hour 10 minutes
Provider Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Skill Level Beginner
Managing health data
Health Research Authority emphasises the importance of documenting your data management plan for research involving health and care data. This includes preparing a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), a Data Flow Diagram, and a Data Sharing Agreement to outline data handling, compliance, and security. Such documentation helps identify data risks and ensures adherence to UK GDPR requirements.
Type Article
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider NHS Health Research Authority
Skill Level Beginner
Research data management, UK Data Service
Managing research data ethically and effectively throughout its lifecycle is essential. From data planning and protection to secure storage and sharing, researchers should focus on maintaining high data quality, meeting ethical standards, and creating well-documented, reusable datasets. A clear understanding of anonymisation, intellectual property rights, and data security is critical to uphold best practices and ensure data integrity.
Type Article
Duration 30 minutes+
Provider UK Data Service
Skill Level Beginner
Artificial intelligence in digital health
- Introduction to AI in Healthcare
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 1 hour
Provider King's Health Partners
Skill Level Beginner - What is AI? In 5 minutes
Type Short video
Duration 5 minutes
Provider Dr Raj Ramesh
Skill Level Beginner - Introduction to AI
Type Short video
Duration 4 minutes
Provider edureka!
Skill Level Beginner - Beginner’s guide to AI: An introductory level course -
We will introduce the basic concepts of machine learning and artificial intelligence and discuss their relationship with data science. We will also cover machine learning algorithms and tips for handling bias in AI. Attendees will hear about a range of successful AI applications, including Natural Language Processing, image and signal processing, autonomous vehicles, and finance. You will need to create a free account to access this course.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 1.5 hours
Provider Hartree Centre
Skill Level Beginner - Kings Innovation Scholars Training - AI
This resource contains three courses: Demystifying AI, Intermediate Python and Software Engineering and Applied Artificial Intelligence. You will need to create a free account to access these courses.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 10 hours - 30 hours
Provider King's Health Partners
Skill Level Intermediate-Advanced - Beginners Guide to using AI for Omics data
Aimed at those working with the healthcare, agricultural, environmental sectors or anyone at interested in using AI and omics data together, this course will help you understand what omics means, explore how the data is used and can be applied to real-world problems, as well as discover the AI tools and techniques that can be used to aid in analysis and help alleviate the pressures of working with the data. You will need to create a free account to access this course.
Type Asynchronous online course
Duration 2 hours
Provider Hartree Centre
Skill Level Beginner
Large language models
These courses are mainly for non-computer science specialists.
- Introduction to generative AI
- How large language models work
- What is generative AI and how does it work?
- Beginners Guide to using Generative AI - You will need to create a free account to access this course.
- But what is a GPT? Visual intro to transformers | Chapter 5, deep learning
Good clinical practice - NIHR
Good clinical practice (GCP) is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, recording and reporting trials that involve the participation of human subjects. Compliance with this standard provides public assurance that the rights, safety and wellbeing of trial subjects are protected and that clinical-trial data are credible. - European Medicines Agency
Human-centred design
- Introduction to human-centred design
- Designing a digital service
- Delft design approach to product design MOOC
- What is design thinking?
- Design Resources, IDEO
Commercialisation
- Entrepreneurship for digital health, King's Health Partners Learning Hub
- Bringing software as a medical device to market, HDR UK course