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    Patient need is the driving force behind our projects

Patients and Carers

Health conditions can have an extensive impact on how a person is able to live, and it can be difficult to imagine the extent of the effects without direct experience of them. Patient need is the driving force behind our projects, and as such, it is vital that we understand from patients what their experiences are, and how they would like them improved.

We have developed a strategy to guide our partnership working with patients, carers and the public. You can read our strategy here.

“Patient and carer knowledge and lived experience is hugely important, enriching our understanding of an unmet need and the context in which that unmet need occurs, which ultimately leads to better solutions.”

David Coyle
Renal, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patient
D4D Patient Partnership Lead

We include individuals or groups of patients and carers, or patient-representing organisations such as charities, in the following:

  • Discussions and focus groups
  • Design workshops
  • Iterative design and evaluation
  • Project teams
  • Contributing to- and being applicants in grant submissions
  • Reviewing grant applications
  • Membership of our Steering Committee and Project Advisory Panels
  • Identification of outcome measures that are important to patients and their carers for inclusion in trials
  • Concept and prototype reviews

If you are a patient or carer living with a long-term condition and you are interested in working with us please click below.

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If you would like to learn more about how D4D works in partnership with patients and carers you be interested in reading some of our project case studies:

If you would like to get in touch to discuss a project, please contact us:

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  • Opportunity to join the D4D team – Digital Technology Lead6th January 2021 - 2:00 pm
  • Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Devices for Dignity22nd December 2020 - 10:53 am

Latest Events

  • Do you have Cystic Fibrosis, or know someone who does?11th November 2020 - 1:39 pm
  • 2020 Dangoor Healthcare Challenge27th October 2020 - 3:26 pm

Case Studies

  • Nightlife – RCT of the effectiveness of nocturnal in-centre haemodialysis7th December 2020 - 11:57 am
  • Anticoagulation in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease28th October 2020 - 9:43 pm
  • GrowMedTech – Falls Risk Assessment13th October 2020 - 11:41 am

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STH NHS Foundation Trust
D33, Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF

0114 271 2159

Latest News

  • Opportunity to join the D4D team – Digital Technology Lead6th January 2021 - 2:00 pm
  • Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Devices for Dignity22nd December 2020 - 10:53 am
  • Foot Drop Survey22nd December 2020 - 10:53 am

Latest Events

  • Do you have Cystic Fibrosis, or know someone who does?11th November 2020 - 1:39 pm
  • 2020 Dangoor Healthcare Challenge27th October 2020 - 3:26 pm
  • National Kidney Federation webinar – Manifesto on Home Haemodialysis – 30 September 202016th September 2020 - 5:29 pm
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