Witnessing healthImpactful research in the NHS
presented by Rochelle Gold,
User Researcher
Setting the scene
• NHS context
• Paperless 2020
• Digital health relatively new
• Digital by choice
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People
• Health service users
• Digital population
• Health and technology workers
• New concepts – agile, UCD, UX, UR
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Health
service
users
Digital
population?
Questions
• What is digital health?
• Is digital health possible?
• Will the public use it?
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Barriers
• Research = clinical research
• Information security
• ‘Expert users’
• Money
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The sandwich
• 2 sides – patient and clinical
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Digital
Service
Design
UX Design
&
Research
Research with clinical users: Go to them
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Avoid clinician user testing in labs
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Immerse into their context
• Immerse into context
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Patients: Focus on key groups
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Remember the purpose of your work
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No such thing as hard to reach users
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