NHS bowel scope uptake boosted by a fifth through intervention developed by Partners
Bowel scope screening increased by more than a fifth (21.5%) when people were sent additional reminders developed by Partners in Creation and University College London (UCL) addressing people's common concerns around screening and bowel cancer. Partners in Creation qualitative research and co-design techniques identified how best to address people's barriers to cancer screening. Specifically, theory-based materials (designed according to principles put forth by the Behavior C
A new customer journey for bowel screening
Persuading people to come along for health screening can be tricky, especially when the test you’re offering is not universally understood and involves them doing something slightly squeamish. This was the situation facing St Mark’s Hospital in North West London, while inviting the over 55s to attend for the bowel scope screening test. The test involves looking at the bowel with a camera to examine it for polyps and other early signs of cancer. If found the polyps can be easi
Sexual health - Good customer care
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has commissioned Partners in Creation to deliver an interactive workshop in December on customer care in a sexual health setting. The workshop has been designed to support staff to reflect on the different needs of people using the service and then work together to identify and prioritise improvements in the service. The half-day workshop is based on the findings of qualitative research carried out in February 2016. Sexually activ
