The NHS Digital Academy - learning from the past to look ahead

As the NHS Digital Academy programme opens it virtual doors to cohort three, it is a useful moment to reflect on its purpose and learnings, chart its journey from inception and look at future opportunities. Since the launch of the academy, additional contextual factors have surfaced including The NHS Long Term Plan, The Topol Review and lately a global pandemic; all reinforcing the importance of technology enabled health transformation and the need for digital skills across the NHS.