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Patients and Public
We want to make sure that the health technology which is developed is what you need it to be. Please get in touch to have your say. Each and every voice is valuable to us
Let's Work Together
We aim to develop technologies to assist people with long-term health conditions to live well for longer, maintaining independence and dignity and the ability to enjoy life fully.
Bringing People and Health Researchers Together
- Patients and carers report frustration due to health professionals addressing their health problems out of context with other health issues and their lives overall
- Some people from minority ethnic communities and individuals told us they have felt excluded from research and access to health technology
The HRC is keen to understand the connections between peoples’ physical, mental and social needs. We aim to achieve this by finding out what matters most to those affected by long-term health conditions.
Awards
HeadUp Collar
Global Award for Patient Driven Research
CognoSpeak
Made with Patients Award
Devices4Dignity
Finalists in Excellence in PPIE- The Innovate Awards 2023
Testimonials
Working with Devices for Dignity has reinforced the need for patient and public involvement. As a clinician I always understood how important it was however it enabled me to engage a lot better with the patient groups that I needed.
Jen Turner, Physiotherapist and Founder of JT Rehab
One of the wonderful things that I have found working with Devices for Dignity is how everyone involved… is geared towards wanting patients to benefit and patients to be put at the centre of what they do.
Ade Adebajo, Stroke Survivor and Inclusive Research Activist
"They have a set of values and... this runs through all the work that they do. The culture is right because they value different types of knowledge and expertise which is so important in patient and public involvement.”
Lynn Laidlaw, Patient and Public Partner & Researcher
Our Vision
- Work to reduce inequalities in health and social care, ensuring end-user engagement is threaded throughout development to make technologies that are fit for purpose and widely used
- Work with industry partners to safely but swiftly develop technologies that are easy for all to access and use. This will reduce the waiting period between identified need and available product
- To build capacity into the NHS and industry, to train and support healthcare professionals and business partners in health technology co-production for mutual benefit
- To build sustainability into technology development, reducing waste and protecting the environment
Our Approach
We involve people regardless of age, ability, background, ethnicity or gender as fair and accurate representation is key to designing health technologies in partnership with future users. This ensures we understand clearly:
- Our collaborators and the issues they face
- What all future users (public and professional) of any technology feel are the unmet needs
- How devices should look, work and feel
- How to produce technology which is useful, usable and easy and available
We recognise that technologies must assist people to manage their health condition while dealing with many other challenges (including pain, difficulty doing everyday tasks, mental distress, stigma, deprivation and isolation). These challenges overlap and can compound each other, so the work we do will recognise and address these and other interactions.
