Evaluating the impact of a digital leadership programme on national digital priorities: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to determine the impact of the United Kingdom's National Health Service Digital Academy (NHSDA) Digital Health Leadership course on high-level recommendations in digital preparedness and the development of a proficient leadership to oversee digital transformation, which has been a longstanding priority within the NHS.

Design

A mixed methods study incorporating an online questionnaire, in-depth interviews and focus groups that were then analysed through a thematic analysis, underpinned by a constructivist approach.

Settings

An online mixed methods study of a defined cohort of participants who had completed the NHSDA course.

Participants

26 participants were recruited to the study, of whom 50% were clinicians, 26.9% in management and 1

SUBMITTER: Acharya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058758 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature