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- Blog
- 12 February 2026
Beyond compliance: Why patient engagement must shape medical device design
Louis Horsley, National Voices’ Research and Insight Manager, stresses the importance of medical device design being shaped by meaningful patient engagement, sharing how real-world usability directly impacts wellbeing, outcomes, and long-term value beyond regulatory compliance.
- Integrated care
- Person-centred care
- Blog
- 6 February 2026
Organising cancer care around people, not systems
Matt Heath, National Voices’ Policy and Communications Manager, reflects on the National Cancer Plan, welcoming its people-centred ambition while questioning whether delivery and accountability will be enough to close persistent gaps.
- Health inequalities
- Digital health and care
- Person-centred care
- Blog
- 5 February 2026
Turning lived experience into impact
Katie-Rose, a National Voices’ Lived Experience Partner, reflects on using her lived experience to help shape and analyse our research into patients’ experiences of medical devices outside hospital settings.
- Lived experience
- Person-centred care
- Health inequalities