Digital Health

Keeping pace with AI transforming healthcare delivery

AI has already arrived. Two in five GPs use it in the consultation (npj Digital Medicine, 2026), and it is spreading fast across primary care teams.

For practitioners, the question is no longer whether you will work with AI, but whether you can do so safely, ethically and skilfully.

What Is Digital Health?

Digital health is the use of technology to deliver and improve care.
It is reshaping the whole patient journey, from first contact to follow-up.

How patients connect

Remote consultations, apps and online access, in place of the waiting room.

How information moves

Records, data and connected devices, shared instantly rather than on paper.

How work gets done

AI supporting triage, documentation and the day-to-day demands of clinical work.

Why Digital Health Matters

The direction is set. The NHS expects that within 20 years, 90% of all NHS jobs will require digital skills (Topol Review, 2019), and national policy is now actively encouraging AI adoption across the service.

But the tools that ease workload also carry real risk. Used without judgement, AI can introduce errors, mishandle patient data, or blur where clinical responsibility lies. Benefit and hazard travel together, which is why competence with these tools is no longer separable from good practice.

Your Development

Digital health is not something you can learn once and set aside. The tools change quickly, and the regulation is still taking shape, so the practitioner who can keep pace is the one who understands the principles, not just today’s particular app.

The Royal College of General Practitioners has called for AI training to be embedded across medical education and continuing development.

Our short courses are designed for that: grounding in the frameworks and judgement that hold up as the specifics move on. They are CPD-accredited, so the time counts towards your appraisal and revalidation.

CPD Short Courses

AI Essentials for Primary Care: Tools, Ethics and Everyday Applications

Equipped or exposed: with AI already in the building, there is no neutral middle.

🔖 Now £39 | 3.5 CPD points

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Can I Actually Use ChatGPT in My Practice? – Generative AI for Healthcare Professionals

Before you type patient information into an AI tool, know exactly what you are allowed to do.

🔖 Now £29 | 1 CPD point

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Getting More from ChatGPT – Prompting Skills for Healthcare Professionals

You know what good output looks like. This is how you get an AI tool to produce it.

🔖 Now £29 | 1 CPD point

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What Healthcare Professionals Say

AI Essentials for Primary Care

“So useful to learn about current AI tools in the NHS. My main reason for learning was to feel more confident and informed about AI, especially how it’s impacting primary care. The content was really clear and engaging. Learning about the current tools being used in NHS was the most useful part for me.”– BC

AI Essentials for GPs

“A must if your practice is incorporating AI. The best part was the discussion about what types of AI tools are available. This is so useful if a practice is thinking about incorporating AI. That’s what I’ll be telling my colleagues.” – SJ, Family GP

Can I Actually Use ChatGPT in My Practice?

“Go for it! I’ll be telling my colleagues to “go for it”, because this course is very useful and informative. My confidence in my ability to critically evaluate AI-generated clinical content for accuracy, bias and reliability went from 4 to a 10” – SM

Can I Actually Use ChatGPT in My Practice?

“One learner’s progress. Appropriate and inappropriate uses 2/10 → 8/10 · Confidence evaluating AI for accuracy, bias and reliability 0/10 → 7/10 · Ability to make safe, informed decisions about patient data and using AI 0/10 → 8/10.” – RS, Healthcare Manager

Want to Learn More?

New to AI in Practice? AI Essentials for Primary Care is the place to begin. You can browse all CPD-on-demand courses here.