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North London NHS Foundation Trust is proud to announce that its Digital, Data and AI Academy has been crowned the winner of the Digital Literacy, Education and Upskilling Award at the HSJ Digital Awards 2025 recognising excellence in empowering the healthcare workforce with future-ready digital skills. 

The HSJ Digital Awards, held 26 June at The ICC in Birmingham, celebrate the power of digital initiatives to transform patient care, improve access to services, and deliver more efficient, equitable healthcare. 

This award recognises the Trust's commitment to embedding digital capabilities at every level of the organisation and equipping colleagues across the Trust with the knowledge and tools to thrive in a digitally enabled NHS. 

Launched in 2023, the Digital, Data and AI Academy is a fully funded professional development programme available to staff in all roles within the Trust. Delivered in partnership with Multiverse, the Academy was created to: 

• Bridge digital skills gaps across the workforce 
• Maximise the value of AI to improve patient care and streamline services 
• Enhance staff efficiency by automating manual tasks 
• Support the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan through strategic digital transformation 
• Provide industry-recognised qualifications in data, AI, and digital tools 

The award positions the Trust as a national leader in digital upskilling our staff, driving a culture of innovation that delivers meaningful change in patient care.  

Emily Burch, Chief Nursing Information Officer, said: 

I am incredibly proud of the collaboration between NLFT and Multiverse and of all those involved in making NLFT Digital, Data and AI Academy such a success.

“Our digital strategy prioritises supporting our workforce to gain the confidence and skills in digital to support providing the very best care to our service users. The academy is a key cornerstone of this, and I am delighted that the team and all the apprentices hard work and achievements have been recognised with a win at the HSJ Awards.

The HSJ Digital Awards received a record number of entries this year, reflecting the scale and pace of digital innovation taking place across UK health and care settings.