Digital Health Leadership

  • Postgraduate taught
  • PG Dip

Digital Health Leadership

Receive world-class training towards a career as a digital health leader on the flagship programme of the NHS Digital Academy.

  • Postgraduate taught
  • MSc

Digital Health Leadership

Receive world-class training towards a career as a digital health leader on the flagship programme of the NHS Digital Academy.

Acquire the essential knowledge and skills to work as a leader driving digital health transformation in the NHS

Learn how to identify opportunities for digital transformation and manage large scale projects and organisational change

Benefit from a blended study programme that incorporates online and residential learning

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Course key facts

Minimum entry standard

  • 2:2 in a relevant subject

  • Other requirements apply. Applicants must also be directly employed by the NHS or non-profit organisation with long-term commission to provide NHS services.

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Minimum entry standard

  • 2:2 in a relevant subject

  • Other requirements apply. Applicants must also be directly employed by the NHS or non-profit organisation with long-term commission to provide NHS services.

View full entry requirements

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Course overview

Receive world-class training towards a career as a digital health leader on the flagship programme of the NHS Digital Academy. Commissioned by NHS England, this course explores how innovative leadership can help drive digital transformation within a healthcare setting.

You'll apply your learning to your professional practice and build the leadership expertise needed to improve and scale digital workforce capabilities.

You'll also evaluate and implement health information systems and learn how clinical data and insights can be used to drive continuous improvement.

This programme unites a range of experts from Imperial College London's Institute of Global Health Innovation and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Teaching is delivered via a blended study programme, with online learning complemented by residential learning opportunities at leadership forums across various sites in London, and the UK.

Receive world-class training towards a career as a digital health leader on the flagship programme of the NHS Digital Academy. 

Commissioned by NHS England, this course explores how innovative leadership can help drive digital transformation within a healthcare setting.

You'll apply your learning to your professional practice and build the leadership expertise needed to improve and scale digital workforce capabilities. 

You'll also evaluate and implement health information systems and learn how clinical data and insights can be used to drive continuous improvement.

This programme unites a range of experts from Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. 

Teaching is delivered via a blended study programme, with online learning complemented by residential learning opportunities across various sites in the UK. 

The Master’s course concludes with an extended research project, where you'll implement a workplace project and critically appraise the results.

 

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Structure

This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.

Find out more about potential course changes.

Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.

You’ll study the following core modules.

Core modules

You’ll study the following core modules.

Core modules

You'll complete a research project that demonstrates critical thinking and results in new knowledge in the field of digital health leadership. 

You'll collect and analyse quantitative data on a workplace project’s context, business case and implementation process, and critically appraise your plan and findings. 

Your project will conclude with a 10,000-word final report.

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Teaching and assessment

Teaching and learning methods

  • Blackboard virtual learning environment
    Virtual learning environment
  • Four students sitting in a tutorial
    Tutorials
  • Recorded lectures available online
    Live webinars
  • Residential teaching
  • Peer-learning

Assessment methods

  • In-class quiz
    Multiple-choice questions
  • A group of people interacting
    Group assignments
  • Reflective journals
  • Papers from a written report
    Written assignments
  • Video assessments

Teaching and learning methods

  • Blackboard virtual learning environment
    Virtual learning environment
  • Four students sitting in a tutorial
    Tutorials
  • Recorded lectures available online
    Live webinars
  • Residential teaching
  • Peer-learning

Balance of assessment

Key

  • Taught modules
  • Research project

  • 67% Taught modules
  • 33% Research project

Assessment methods

  • Research project
  • In-class quiz
    Multiple-choice questions
  • A group of people interacting
    Group assignments
  • Reflective journals
  • Papers from a written report
    Written assignments

Teaching methods

Students will be provided with access to online content with guidance how to progress through the materials. This will be complemented by live webinars, tutorials, and assessment briefings on each module, delivered by the Module Leads and Teaching Fellows.

The Leadership in Practice module will run throughout the course of the year. The module is centred around developing communities of practice during three face-to-face Leadership Forums; at these residential teaching events, experts and practitioners share reflection and best practice on leadership challenges in digital health, with plenty of opportunity for peer-learning, networking and putting theory into practice.

 

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Entry requirements

This course welcomes applications from NHS employees.

Please see a full overview of eligibility criteria. You must be employed by an NHS organisation or commissioned service in England.

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How to apply

Interested applicants can get in touch with the programme team.

Tuition fees

Fees info

NHS funded

Places on this course are fully funded by a sponsorship arrangement with NHS England.

For more information, learn more about the Digital Health Leadership programme on the NHS England website.

How will studying at Imperial help my career?

Learn the skills and knowledge needed to take on senior leadership roles in digital health and care.

Designed for CXOs, CIOs, CNIOs, and CCIOs, this programme provides guidance on advancing transformational digital change across organisations.

Terms and conditions

There are some important pieces of information you should be aware of when applying to Imperial. These include key information about your tuition fees, funding, visas, accommodation and more.

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You can find further information about your course, including degree classifications, regulations, progression and awards in the programme specification for your course.

Programme specifications