Centre of Excellence

The Centre of Excellence is available to all users of the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP).

It provides knowledge, expertise, and resources to support all user groups to effectively leverage the capabilities of the NHS FDP, including training and education services to empower users with the skills and proficiency needed to harness the full potential of the platform.

The Centre of Excellence fosters a collaborative community through events and forums to encourage the exchange of ideas, experiences, and solutions, enabling users to share best practice, learn from each other and gain collective expertise.

What is on offer

  • access to expert training: a variety of training courses designed to enhance your skills and proficiency in using the platform and products
  • self-study modules: compiled into learning pathways, with exercises to develop and improve your skills
  • events: participate in drop-in surgeries, webinar sign-ups, user forums, recordings of previous events and more
  • knowledge hub: discover best practices, guides, templates, and exemplars to support your current and future use of NHS FDP
  • a collaborative community network: to encourage the exchange of ideas, experiences and solutions so users can learn from each other and drive innovation
  • rollout support: provide ongoing support for organisations deploying NHS FDP products through targeted training delivery, business change capacity and intervention resource (as required) to maximise NHS FDP uptake and adoption

We invite all NHS FDP users to explore the Centre of Excellence and discover how it can support you to get the most out of the platform and engage with the team to plan future events/materials to assist NHS FDP users.

How to access the Centre of Excellence

The Centre of Excellence is available via your NHS FDP homepage or the national tenant.

If you don’t already have access to the NHS Federated Data Platform you can request access via the ServiceNow portal. Once logged in to the portal please select: ‘NHS Federated Data Platform’ and then ‘Access Management for CoE.’

If you experience any issues with accessing the ServiceNow Portal to request access to the NHS Federated Data Platform, please contact the National Service Desk.