Curated learning resources

For people who want to understand the health/data landscape before getting into technical skills.

• Digital Health: Explore how digital technologies, data and innovation are transforming healthcare.
• Introduction to Quality Improvement in Healthcare: Learn the principles and approaches used to improve the quality and safety of healthcare.
• Foundations of Public Health Practice: Explore the principles, purpose and practice of public health.

For learning the fundamentals of working with and interpreting data.

• DataCamp: Build practical data skills through interactive courses in Python, R, SQL and more.
• Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis in Public Health: Learn how statistics and data analysis are applied to public health.
• Introduction to Statistical Learning: Explore the fundamentals of statistical learning and its applications to data. 
• Crash Course Statistics: Learn key statistics concepts through short, accessible video lessons.

For learning Python programming and how it is used for data science.

• Introduction to Python: Learn the fundamentals of Python programming from the ground up (beginner). 
• Introduction to Data Science in Python: Learn how Python can be used to explore, analyse and work with data (intermediate). 
• Applied Text Mining in Python: Explore how Python can be used to extract insights and patterns from text data (intermediate). 
• NHS Open Analytics Community: Connect with other NHS professionals using Python and share knowledge, resources and support.

For learning R for statistics, research and data analysis.

• R for Data Science: Learn how to use R to import, explore, visualise and analyse data.
• NHS R Community: Connect with R users across the NHS to share knowledge, resources and support.