Introduction to Data for Healthcare Professionals – November 2026 Tutor Led
About Course
Welcome to Introduction to Data for Healthcare Professionals!
Healthcare is becoming increasingly data-driven. Whether you work in clinical care, administration, public health, research, or management, understanding healthcare data is now an essential skill. Every patient interaction generates valuable information that can be used to improve patient outcomes, support clinical decision-making, monitor performance, and shape healthcare policy.
This course has been designed specifically for healthcare professionals who want to build confidence in working with data, regardless of their previous experience. You do not need a technical background to complete this course. We begin with the fundamentals before gradually introducing more practical concepts and real-world healthcare applications.
Throughout the course, you will learn how healthcare data is collected, stored, processed, analysed and presented. You will also explore the importance of clinical coding, data quality, ethical responsibilities, and the role data plays in improving patient care and organisational performance.
By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of the healthcare data lifecycle and the confidence to interpret, manage and communicate data effectively within your own professional role.
- Course Format: 6 Live Sessions
- Delivery Platform: Microsoft Teams
- Audience: Healthcare professionals with little to moderate Excel experience
- Duration: 6 sessions x 3 hours
COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Title: Introduction to Data for Healthcare Professionals: From Raw Healthcare Data to Dashboards
Course Aim: To equip healthcare professionals with practical Excel skills for handling, cleaning, analysing and visualising healthcare data.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand different types of healthcare data
- Navigate Excel confidently
- Understand CSV vs Excel workbooks
- Import and organise healthcare data
- Clean and standardise datasets using Excel formulas
- Apply filtering and sorting techniques
- Use pivot tables and pivot charts
- Create basic dashboards
- Understand the purpose of Power Query
- Interpret healthcare datasets visually
Course Structure
Session 1
Introduction to Health Data
Duration: 3 hours
Session 2
Excel Fundamentals
Duration: 3 hours
Session 3
Data Cleaning with Excel
Duration: 3 hours
Session 4
Formulas, Filtering and Analysis
Duration: 3 hours
Session 5
Visualisation and Introduction to Power Query
Duration: 3 hours
Session 6
Dashboard Building and Final Capstone Launch
Duration: 3 hours
Who This Course Is For
This course is suitable for:
- Healthcare Assistants
- Nurses
- Allied Health Professionals
- Medical Students
- Administrators
- Clinical Coders
- Healthcare Managers
- Public Health Professionals
- Researchers
- Anyone interested in healthcare data
No previous experience in data analysis or programming is required.
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Health Data
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Session One: May 2026
00:00 -
Introduction to health data
00:00
Module 2: Types of Health Data
Module 3: Clinical Terminology and Coding
Module 4: Data Input and Collection Methods
Module 5: Data Processing in Excel
Module 6 – Data Analysis Techniques
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