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---
title: "Building NHS Data Science Teams"
author: "**`r Sys.getenv('MY_NAME')` - `r Sys.getenv('MY_EMAIL')`**<br />`r Sys.getenv('MY_JOBTITLE')`"
institute: "North Central London ICB"
output:
NCLRtemplates::ncl_presentation: default
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```{r setup, include = FALSE}
# check that the following environment variables are set
# set these in a file file called .Renviron: e.g.
# MY_NAME=Joe Bloggs
# MY_JOBTITLE=Analyst
stopifnot(Sys.getenv("MY_NAME") != "")
stopifnot(Sys.getenv("MY_EMAIL") != "")
stopifnot(Sys.getenv("MY_JOBTITLE") != "")
library(Cairo)
library(knitr)
library(tidyverse)
library(NCLRtemplates)
# set default options
opts_chunk$set(echo = FALSE,
fig.width = 7.252,
fig.height = 4,
dpi = 300,
dev.args = list(type = "cairo"))
# Set's the base ggplot theme to the Strategy Unit Theme
theme_set(theme_nclicb())
# uncomment the following lines if you want to use the Strategy Unit theme
# colours by default
# scale_fill_continuous <- partial(scale_fill_ncl, discrete = FALSE)
# scale_fill_discrete <- partial(scale_fill_ncl, discrete = TRUE)
# scale_colour_continuous <- partial(scale_colour_ncl, discrete = FALSE)
# scale_colour_discrete <- partial(scale_colour_ncl, discrete = TRUE)
```
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# Just my opinions...
### You learn from your ~~mistakes~~ experience
...also, a little about my journey...
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<center><img src="https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/qualifiers.png" alt="XKCD comic, where person is uncertain and using a lot of qualifiers" width="230px"/> <br>
<b>Source:</b> <a href="https://xkcd.com/2158/" style="color: #004DCF">XKCD </a></center>
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---
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# My experience
+ Started in public health: cancer registries
+ A year in clinical network: analyst / general techie / dogsbody
+ Acute trust, general analyst & BI developer - UHB
+ Senior analyst role with NHS benchmarking system
+ Significant step in difficulty
+ Consultancy/outward-facing elements
+ Became responsible for statistical elements
+ PhD study, whilst working for UHB
+ Analytical Manager / Lead, Patient Safety - NHSE
+ Deputy Director Specialist Analytics - NCL ICB
+ ICB Head Data Scientist BSOL from November
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# Key thoughts
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### 1. Build allies
### 2. Understand the question
### 3. Be, or employ, a technical leader
### 4. Release your analysts / data scientists / data engineers
### 5. Leadership is a skill - invest in it.
---
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# 1. Build allies
## Internal
+ Senior sponsorship in you organisation.
+ IT / cyber-security colleagues.
+ Project / service leads.
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## External
+ Your own local economy.
+ Regional or National Groups - NHS-R.
+ Identify teams/project/people that you like and contact them.
+ More room to work together than you might think.
+ Increasing use of Open Licences too!
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# 2. Understand the question
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+ For each piece of analysis
+ For your team or organisation's priorities
+ Don't be afraid to work at a question until it's clear
+ Use the question as a tool to build your team: e.g. training
+ Don't be afraid to say 'no'
+ People will go around you if you aren't helpful
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<center><img src="https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/question.png" alt="XKCD comic, saying 'Dear Isaac, do you like me? With possible answers 'yes' and 'no', and extra writing saying 'this is as yet insufficient data for a meaningful answer' " width="300px"/><br>
<b>Source:</b> <a href="https://xkcd.com/1448/" style="color: #004DCF">XKCD </a></center>
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---
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# 3. Be, or employ, a technical leader
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<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--maUIxfjX--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/w9iry6gui9ane19djuv5.png" alt="Diagram of technologies used in a tech stack"><p><b>Source:</b><a href="https://dev.to/minchulkim87/my-data-science-tech-stack-2020-1poa" style="color: #004DCF"> My Data Science Tech Stack 2020 </a></p>
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+ Get the experience in!
+ Study if you get the opportunity, because you'll learn a lot.
+ You are in a marathon, not a sprint:
+ What tech do you teams currently use?
+ What sort of question do they answer?
+ Do you have any budget?
+ Can you use a question to skill your team up?
+ Work out where you want to get to, and how, with a timescale
+ Demonstrate return on investment / what-if
+ Ask for forgiveness rather than permission
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---
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# 4. Release your analysts / data scientists
+ Recruit good people - you might have to think about how you recruit
+ If you have keen / experienced managers, give them a purpose / direction
+ If you have keen / skilled junior team members
+ Most people don't think they are a data scientist at first
+ Train people, allow them to attend things and grow
+ Allow them the space to try new things
<center><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/3o6fIVCYOLGPO1cfYc" width=600" height="240" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/david-freedom-braveheart-3o6fIVCYOLGPO1cfYc" style="font-size: 12pt;colour: #004DCF"">via GIPHY</a></p></center>
---
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# 5. Leadership is a skill - invest in it.
+ As the leader, it's your job to give everyone in your team a direction
+ It's not for you to solve their problems for them
+ Delegate
+ It's ok for people to do things differently than you would
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+ Vision is important -
+ Is a good techie a poor leader?
+ Is a good leader a poor techie?
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+ I don't know many 'born leaders'. Most of us learn
+ Find people who you respect to learn from
+ This takes time and you will make mistakes
+ Learn ways to counter for your weaknesses
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# Thanks!
## Questions?
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