Helix Centre

We are a design studio based inside a NHS Hospital. We use human centred design to make health and healthcare better.
Our work
Improving end of life care in hospitals, the community and at home
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How should we care for death?
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Healthcare Design Masters Programme
A video explaining our new MSc / MRes in Healthcare Design
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Healthcare Design Masters Programme
A video explaining our new MSc / MRes in Healthcare Design
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A digital platform to replace paper lists and pagers in hospitals.
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How do hospital teams manage their patients at night?
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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation
Helix Centre features as one of three healthcare innovation studios studied in this piece in the Harvard Business Review.
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Putting Humans at the Center of Health Care Innovation
Helix Centre features as one of three healthcare innovation studios studied in this piece in the Harvard Business Review.
Our work
Supporting women undergoing a hysterectomy with engaging pre-surgery information
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Patient activation before surgery
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Getting kids active by simply having fun
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How do kids get fit playing cards?
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Improving uptake in bowel cancer screening
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How do you persuade people to participate?
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Navigating the people, places and processes of complex care pathways
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How can we reduce the pain of going to hospital?
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Improving kids' engagement with chronic conditions
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What do dragons have to do with asthma?