The Learning Hub is being developed using agile project methodology in line with the Government Digital Service’s (GDS) service manual; the core principles that a digital programme within the public sector must follow and adhere to. There are four project phases: discovery (scoping/research phase); alpha (prototyping); private and public beta (building the real platform, from…
Author: Victoria Winlow

Mapping user journeys and the transition from Alpha to Private Beta
Following the Learning Hub’s Service Team meeting with NHSX to share and gather feedback on some of the work completed to date, the team has been working on mapping the user journeys across the system. The team has also been documenting how the work in the Private Beta phase is a logical transition from the…

Government Digital Service Sprint 19 event – the end
This is the third in a series of blog posts about my experience attending the Government Digital Service (GDS) Sprint 19 event in October 2019. Read “the beginning” and “the middle” blogs which are dated 6 and 25 October 2019 respectively. A great day was rounded off by an empowering all-female, senior leader line-up talking…

Government Digital Service Sprint 19 event – the middle
This is the second in a series of blog posts about my experience attending the Government Digital Service (GDS) Sprint 19 event in October 2019. Read “the beginning” blog which is dated 6 October 2019 In the afternoon there was a variety of breakout sessions on offer. I attended sessions on diversity and inclusion and…

Government Digital Service Sprint 19 event – the beginning
As product owner of the Learning Hub, I attended the Government Digital Service (GDS) Sprint 19 event last month in London. The aim of Sprint 19 was to bring together people working across government to learn more about how digital transformation is improving people’s lives. It also looked at the work GDS and digital teams…

Learning Solution – Alpha phase
The Discovery research carried out at the end of 2016, which followed Government Digital Service (GDS) best practice and guidelines, investigated the way in which individuals working in health and care use technology to learn in their daily practice. Through thorough research including desk studies, focus groups, stakeholder events, workshops and surveys, the TEL Programme…