Do look a gift horse in the mouth

Do look a gift horse in the mouth

Some health technologies are well considered, thoughtfully designed, have been iteratively improved over several cycles of continuous improvement and focus on the needs of users from an extensive understanding of their behaviours. Others, quite frankly, aren’t.   You...
Change and Engage

Change and Engage

All change! Bringing something new into your practice, whether it is technology based or not, requires change. So the first and perhaps the most obvious thing to recognise is that you have to manage that change if you want it to be successful.  Is now the right time?...
Get on board

Get on board

You know what the tech product it right? So is it a medical device or not? Check out this info to see what it is: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/957090/Software_flow_chart_Ed_1-07b-UKCA__002__FINAL.pdf ...
Security

Security

Whilst this might not seem like the most exciting topic, the security of the data your tech product may produce or store is really important. Imagine how you would feel if a patients personal data got into the hands of an email phisher or fraudster – all the security...
Design, design, design

Design, design, design

So you’re keen to get involved in the design of a tech product? Great. More tech would be likely to succeed if designers got users involved from day 1 – your input is crucial. But it has to be more than your voice, because you need representation of all the users and...