Public Health England share their experiences of the alpha phase of their project to demonstrate the impact, cost-effectiveness and benefit of digital health products to public health.
Isaac Smith, Technology Advisor, shares how and why the Healthy Start team created a map of Healthy Start voucher uptake.
Iain Cooper, Senior Content Designer at Public Health England (PHE), shares his experience of working on a service assessment alpha.
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.
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.
Digital health interventions – like the apps found in the NHS Apps Library – have enormous potential to improve the public’s health. At Public Health England (PHE), we want to make sure our digital health interventions work well. So we’re …
This blog post is about a survey the team conducted exploring what resources people/organisations need to help deliver the Healthy Start service.
I think clinicians, patients and commissioners have a right to expect a level of evidence for digital tools that is equivalent to the level of evidence for other interventions that we use in healthcare. – Clinical academic, London This year …
In March, our team at Public Health England (PHE) wrapped up a discovery phase, exploring how to support children and their families on healthier weight journeys. Helping families follow healthier lifestyles, including reaching a healthier weight, is a national priority. …
The challenge space Public Health England’s (PHE) digital weight management programme explores the role digital could play in a family’s healthier weight journey. There are an increasing number of children with excess weight across England, with over a third of …
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