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Welcome to Innovation Month 2026  

Once again, the Council of Deans of Health will be dedicating all of February to exploring issues around innovation in healthcare education. This year, the month will be divided into themed weeks, including themes around generative AI, pedagogy, and simulation.

We look forward to sharing the variety of podcasts, blogs, webinars, and other resources throughout February. In the mean time, do register for our Innovation Month webinar on tackling digital inequalities and also have a look at resources from Gen AI Week 2025 and Innovation Month 2025.

Catch up on our resources from Innovation Month 2025

Webinar: Tackling Digital Inequalities

As the Health Plan accelerates the shift to digital learning, this session examines how healthcare educators can ensure that technology-enabled education does not widen existing inequalities. Dr Neil Ralph, Deputy Director of Technology Enhanced Learning at NHS England, and Fiona Fraser, Associate Director of Innovation and Workforce Diversification, NHS Education for Scotland, will explore both the opportunities and the challenges of digital delivery, highlighting practical strategies for improving access, quality and inclusivity. Attendees will gain insight into emerging national priorities and what they mean for curriculum design, learner support and the wider education ecosystem.

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Innovation Month podcasts

  • Podcast | How do we remove bias from generative AI?

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    This podcast critically explores bias in AI, particularly within the context of healthcare education. It unpacks what “bias” means in AI systems and highlights the real-world consequences of these biases, from reinforcing harmful stereotypes to perpetuating inequities in student outcomes and clinical training. The discussion raises urgent questions about responsibility and how students and staff…

  • AI Week: Sharing the research methodology for developing Principles of Gen AI in healthcare education

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    In this first AI week podcast, we explore the research methodology for developing the Principles of Generative AI in healthcare. Speakers Ruth Paterson, Marc Griffiths and Dao Tunprasert outline the collaborative and multi-professional nature of the process, as well as how feedback from various stakeholder groups has been critical in the development of the principles.…

  • Podcast | Innovations Across the Devolved Nations: Best Practice

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    Innovation Month 2025 We are delighted to share our members’ best practice and innovations in healthcare education across Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Colleagues from Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) share details about the ⁠Immersive Technologies Project⁠. We also hear about the impact of ⁠enabling Authentic Assessment ⁠at Edinburgh Napier University. Finally, we learn how⁠ innovative learning through…

Innovation Month blogs

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