Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
Introduction to AI in the NHS is a free course from HFMA, online. It takes under 1 hour. HFMA doesn't say whether there is a certificate. We rate it beginner level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits NHS staff, particularly in finance, who want a very short first look at AI in an NHS setting. What stands out is the format: about ten minutes, designed for mobile and tablet, ending with a five-question quiz. The main caveat is its size: it is a pilot, the other four courses in the pathway are marked coming soon, and access needs a claim step in an HFMA account. A broader free option is Living with AI from the Scottish AI Alliance.
A ten-minute online microlearning course from the HFMA introducing AI for NHS staff in clinical and non-clinical roles, with examples of AI applied to NHS finance tasks and a five-question quiz. It is the pilot and first of five planned courses in an AI in the NHS pathway, free for NHS staff.
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Healthcare.
Level: beginner (our rating). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Not stated by provider.
Free. Free access for NHS staff (pilot); also included for online learning library subscription customers.
Certificate: certificate not stated.
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is a UK provider. We checked this course on its own page on 12 Oct 2026.
It is free to take. We show any paid extras, such as a certificate, as the provider prices them.
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It's free.
Under 1 hour, self-paced.
It's a beginner course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). The provider does not list prerequisites.
Start any time.
Yes. Introduction to AI in the NHS is free.
University of Birmingham
Next intake not announced
University of Edinburgh
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Cardiff and Vale College
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