I spent two years on the scheme experiencing health informatics in different settings. My first year was spent in information analysis at the Leeds and York Partnerships Foundation Trust. It involved developing and delivering intelligence for senior colleagues and doctors that showed local trends in mental healthcare and identified areas for service improvement.
Between NHS placements, I got to experience the private sector at a company offering services to the NHS. It offered the chance to work in a commercial setting as a market analyst and research how the company's products were perceived by the health service.
For the final year, I joined the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) as a Business Analyst. I worked on a project establishing a new service collecting and disseminating post-operative patient survey information nationally. I really enjoyed being involved in the creation and improvement of systems and services and knew that business analysis was the career for me.