Aims
The purpose of the CSC AI Summer school is to share the practical know-how on development, testing, integrating and evaluating artificial intelligence solutions into the NHS.
Learning outcomes
Over this five-day course you will learn:
- The legislative background and NHS-specific software implementation guidelines and the practical knowledge on how that applies in your Trust.
- The quality management activities necessary to develop software with the appropriate legal compliance so your solutions are developed with patient safety focus. We will share our open source quality management system with you to take to your home institution.
- The data fetching, cleaning, and understanding methods we use when working with DICOMs, structured data and non-structured data. We will share our open source imaging management platform and the knowledge on how we use and maintain it.
- How to train, test and optimise AI models. We will share our open source machine learning operations and introduce you to our project template which you can take to your local Trust to train your own models.
- How to evaluate commercial AI solutions in the NHS, sharing case studies and learning points. We will share our AI evaluation policy which you can take to your Trust for implementation.
Format
All days will be held in-person across Guy’s Hospital and 10 Union Street, London. All days will be fully catered and will start at 10am and finish at 4pm. Social activities will also be organised during the week. Each day will consist of a set of lectures in the morning and practical sessions in the afternoon.
The CSC AI Summer School is kind to animals and kind to the planet. All catering is 100% plant-based, and we encourage all participants to travel by train or public transport. All educational materials will be available in a digital format only.
Who should attend
The CSC AI summer school is aimed at operational NHS staff who are likely to help implement AI solutions into clinical pathways. This includes clinical scientists, data analysts and technically-minded clinicians. The summer school will equip you with the tools and the knowledge how to approach AI, and connect you with a network of others who are tackling similar tasks across the UK healthcare landscape.
Latest agenda
- Day 1: Healthcare IT and AI in the NHS: regulations, legislations, IS and IT and IG triangle
- Day 2: Software as a medical device and QMS
- Day 3: Data
- Day 4: Machine Learning Operations
- Day 5: Evaluation of commercial AI solutions
Application form
Please complete the application form below to apply to attend the Summer School.
By registering for this course, you are confirming you are available to attend for all five days.
Early bird rates (available until Saturday 28 February 2026):
- NHS staff: £1,650
- Commercial rate: £2,420
Standard rates:
- NHS staff: £1,980
- Commercial rate: £2,970