NHSCT has collected valuable feedback on the design of the patient-facing app that will be used during the SHAPES pilot in Northern Ireland. During Phase 2 of the pilot campaign, which took place between February and April 2021, mock-ups of the app created by technical partners were presented to target users, healthcare professionals and support service providers via video call.

The feedback collected from participants will inform technical partners EDGENEERING (EDGE) and Gnomon Informatics (GNOMON) as to how to optimise the accessibility of the app to older individuals. The next step is to develop a working prototype of the app to facilitate hands-on testing in Phase 3. This phase will follow a similar format to Phase 2 whereby target users will be given the opportunity to test the functionality of the app and provide feedback on what works and what could be done to make the app more accessible to older individuals.

The next step is to develop a working prototype of the app to facilitate hands-on testing in Phase 3. This phase will follow a similar format to Phase 2 whereby target users will be given the opportunity to test the functionality of the app and provide feedback on what works and what could be done to make the app more accessible to older individuals.