Colin Pattinson

I’m a Product Manager working at the Department of Health and Social Care. I have worked at the Ministry of Defence, Department of Health (before it became DHSC), Department for Work and Pensions and for UK Parliament.

Changing the name of a service

Posted by: Colin Pattinson, Posted on: 4 January 2019 - Categories: Beta, Content, Health Product People, HealthyStart, Helptobuyhealthyfoods, Services and products, User research

This blog post is about how and why the name of Healthy Start is changing. It discusses how the team is finding a new name and how the team will test if the name is good enough.

Getting feedback from retailers about Healthy Start

Posted by: Colin Pattinson, Posted on: 12 December 2018 - Categories: Beta, HealthyStart, Helptobuyhealthyfoods, Services and products, User research

This blog post shares the findings from a survey the team did with retailers who help the Healthy Start scheme. It gives insights into how retailers administer healthy start, how they get reimbursed for accepting vouchers and their satisfaction with the service among other findings.

The most valuable Healthy Start resources

Posted by: Colin Pattinson, Posted on: 8 November 2018 - Categories: Beta, Content, HealthyStart, Helptobuyhealthyfoods, Services and products, User research

This blog post is about a survey the team conducted exploring what resources people/organisations need to help deliver the Healthy Start service.