Short Course

Governance in Digital Health Solutions

Our Governance in Digital Health Solutions short course will develop your understanding of governance and legislation. This will ensure the responsible management of patient data.

You will gain crucial knowledge to make sure digital medicine is carried out safely. This protects user data and ensures a secure system for the service provider. The knowledge helps create a safe and secure environment for both users and providers. The content will cover law related to the handling of individual data and communication. This includes domestic, European and international.

You'll start the course during a period of rapid change in the NHS and digital healthcare. You'll learn from a team with experience, knowledge, extensive networks, and passion.

This is one of a suite of digital health short courses. The courses offer practical skills to enhance your work in health or health technology industries.

Why study with us

Be part of a digital health ready workforce.
Tailor your study to your career aspirations, professional or organisational needs and interests.
Online delivery means you can fit your studies around your work and other commitments.

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Key course information

Level: Postgraduate, Level 7
Delivery: Online
Study mode: Part-time
Duration: 4 months
Module code: M4082
Start date: September, January and May

The course is taught online and tutorials can be scheduled to suit your work pattern.

Course overview

On successful completion, you will be able to:

Describe in detail current data protection requirements applied to digital heath.
Discuss ethical principles applied to service delivery and safety of the user and wider society.
Evaluate governance requirements of providers of digital health services. You'll be able to assess how an accountability framework is applied.
Critically evaluate the limits and potential of client data sets. This will be in research and development of services and investigations.

The course includes:

Current UK based and international and EU law applied in the UK on the safe handling of client data.
Digital certification and its limitations across international boundaries.
Application of GDPR and the data protection act in healthcare.
Ethical issues applied to digital health including client/patient consent.
Safe design of secure end to end systems delivering digital health. This is in accordance with regulatory framework including CQC.
Looking at standards of digital health systems. Ensuring appropriate contracting and procurement processes with providers and any subsidiaries.
Client understanding of data handling.
Confidentiality and its wider ethical implications.
Freedom of Information requests.
Data storage (including cloud-based systems) and potential use in research and development.
Potential issues for providers of data loss or leakage.
Emphasis of safe online prescribing and patient record and data storage.

Accreditations

The centre is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons, a professional membership organisation and registered charity which exists to advance patient care. The Royal College of Surgeons of England, registered charity number 212808.

Future careers in digital health

Our digital health courses will prepare you for work in the digitally-literate healthcare organisations of the 21st century.

You'll exploit digital opportunities in healthcare to improve patient outcomes. This means you'll deliver safe care more efficiently and effectively. You'll bridge the gap between health and social care teams.

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This course is based in the School of Medicine and Dentistry

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