Using patient insight to drive innovation adoption
We are putting patients at the heart of healthcare transformation through the creation of an innovation framework, which is an essential tool to co-design effective innovative services. It provides a clear route map and actionable insights for those driving innovation in their organisation.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence( NICE) recognises healthcare innovation as a critical driver to help improve the lives of our diverse populations. However, the pace at which innovation is adopted often does not match expectations.
To address this, we embarked on a project on behalf of the Accelerated Access Collaborative to develop a framework that helps innovation teams to integrate patient insight into their spread and adoption plans.
The result,‘ A framework for driving innovation adoption through patient insight’, is a practical tool designed around patient experiences rather than system processes. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 patients who had first-hand experience of using five different innovations under the MedTech Funding Mandate policy and Rapid Uptake Products. We consulted with health and care professionals across the system to help refine our approach to capture patients’ individual and
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