Meet Jay, our Insight Programme Developer! Bridging our Insight and Platform Engineering teams, she keeps project delivery seamless. She holds a BSc in Biochemistry and a Level 4 software developer apprenticeship. Jay loves board games, video games & quality time with her partner & 2 cats. 🎮😺

⏱️ 100 seconds of Thiscovery's impact 💥 Lorna highlights our work with @rcradiologists.bsky.social to evaluate cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings by listening to staff. 📣 1,400+ voices heard, with a clear appetite for reform from participants. To find out more, see our thread below 👇

So, tell me more about how you're engaging with people to shape innovations based on their needs and experiences. (It's Easter, we couldn't resist 🍫)

📣 Calling all women aged 18 and over! Share your views on contraception & vaginal health in our new survey with MyBliss! Your input will help develop new sexual wellness products. 📅 Take our 20-min survey by 4 May 🎁 Be entered into our prize draw To take part, follow our link in the comments. 📎

Meet Rebecca, our Executive Assistant & Marketing Design Coordinator who handles organisational admin, while also designing our digital marketing assets. Rebecca is a Graphic & Media Design grad, with experience in hospitality & the NHS. She loves weightlifting, baking, F1 & crime dramas! 🏋️‍♀️🧁🏁📺️

Nobody knew if support for those affected by melanoma was meeting their needs. We helped Melanoma UK change that. 130+ people shared their experiences with us – their stories, frustrations and gaps in support. Those insights now sit at the heart of Melanoma UK's strategy. 🔗 Link in comments 👇

Meet Sukh, our Business Development Executive. Sukh drives partnerships to expand Thiscovery's impact across health and care, bringing extensive health-tech BD and sales experience. Sukh is a History grad, cinema-buff, hiker & matcha lover 🎬🥾🍵

Next week we'll be at #Rewired26 to connect with the NHS leaders, innovators and clinicians who are transforming digital healthcare. Get in touch with Ruth Cousens to arrange a chat about your most pressing listening challenges and how we might help. 👉 💬 www.thiscovery.org/get-in-touch

Meet Sam, our Marketing Executive. With multi-sector experience in comms, PR & marketing, Sam generates awareness of our in-house expertise and platform and creates bespoke recruitment strategies for our clients' insight projects. Sam is a film lover, football fan & vinyl enthusiast 🎬⚽🎵

As Insight Programme Manager, Anna manages our portfolio of insight projects and online communities. She has over twenty years' experience in research management across the public and higher education sectors. Anna volunteers at the Dogs Trust and enjoys taking her two rescue dogs on long walks 🐕️

André is our Head of Platform Engineering leading the development of the Thiscovery platform. André has deep expertise in software engineering and data analysis, with roles at leading research institutions in the UK and abroad. When not coding, he's exploring the countryside or playing badminton 🏸

Our Impact Report 2025 is live 💡 From dementia to mental health, we helped embed lived experience and knowledge into health & care decision-making across the NHS, academia, the third sector and health tech. Behind every number is a person who felt heard. 📖 Read the full report: bit.ly/4kXyy46

As CTO, Gaurav is responsible for the strategic direction of the Thiscovery platform. He brings a wealth of experience in the health sector, having spent 15 years at the Nursing and Midwifery Council leading major change initiatives. Gaurav enjoys cooking and trying out new dishes and cuisines.

"Accessibility isn't just a box to tick. It's central to who we are and how we work." Our latest article explores how we approach accessibility in online research and why 'good' accessibility isn't just about the technical. Read the full blog here 👉 buff.ly/eQvU8Km

As CEO, Ruth leads our strategy after steering our spin-out from the University of Cambridge. Beginning in the UK Civil Service, followed by a move to the third sector, Ruth focused on social innovation and improvement in the health space. Ruth is an avid gig-goer and is now learning bass guitar.

We're proud to have supported Melanoma UK last year in listening to those affected by melanoma. The insights we gathered helped them scrutinise the new National Cancer Plan for England and uncover key opportunities in prevention and diagnosis for the 10-year strategy. Read more 👉

Lorna is our Interim Senior Insight Programme Manager, managing our portfolio of research and consultation projects for clients. She has 10+ years experience at NIHR and healthcare improvement expertise from THIS Institute. Lorna is a Psychology grad who loves wildlife, singing and gameshows.

"Speak to a diverse group to understand their routines, language, and needs...[they] often reveal both unexpected challenges and overlooked moments of joy." Our latest post explores how generating evidence through listening builds trust in FemTech products. Read the full article 👉 bit.ly/4k9e0oO

On International Data Privacy Day, we're reflecting on what trust really means in health and care research. Data protection isn't just compliance – it shapes everything we do at Thiscovery. Read about our commitment 👉 www.thiscovery.org/blog/built-f... #DataPrivacyDay

How does patient & clinician insight shape your commercial decisions? 📣 If you're a senior leader in commercial health or life sciences, we'd really value your perspective on what works, drivers of ROI, and where the barriers still are. Take part in our quick survey or share 👉 bit.ly/49v4iJU

🌟 New blog: Why listening helps health innovations succeed In our recent webinar, one message came through clearly: 💬 The innovators who make the biggest impact are the ones who listen deeply and consistently to patients and staff. Read the full article 👇 www.thiscovery.org/blog/why-lis...

It's dangerous to make assumptions. Presuming is guessing. And guessing generates risk. Find out how working with Thiscovery to listen to patients, staff and clinicians can help you design and build better solutions 👇 bit.ly/48IQ5qV

Why do we choose to do the vast majority of our work online? Ruth Cousens outlines the benefits of our approach for the participants we reach and why it leads to a broader, richer evidence-base for our clients. Catch our full webinar here 👇 bit.ly/3M5BWfM

Tomorrow we'll be at GIANT Health talking to NHS leaders, innovators and the other organisations supporting them. Connect with Sam Taylor and Sukh Bains to chat about how we're helping ground solutions in evidence to strengthen design decisions, de-risk innovation, and accelerate adoption.

♟️📈 Looking for real-world insights to help inform your next move? We can help. If you're not listening to your stakeholders or the people on the ground, then your strategy is missing a stable foundation. Which means it's susceptible to falling flat. Or missing the point entirely.

⏱️ 100 seconds of Thiscovery's impact 💥 Spotlighting a vital and timely project, Sam Minter describes our work with Q insight and @theqcommunity.bsky.social to understand how we can effectively engage staff during major health and care changes. Visit the full client story 👉 bit.ly/3K4wj12

Caesarean wound care management: help inform new approaches and tech 💡 Do you have professional experience in caesarean birth wound care and treatment? We want to hear about them, including your views on what matters most for optimal healing and patient outcomes.

🧬 Help shape how genomics integrates into practices and community care 🧬 Do you deal with genetic information as a GP, practice nurse, clinical nurse specialist, health visitor, community pharmacist or wider professional who explains genetic findings to people?

⏱️ 100 seconds of Thiscovery's impact 💥 Jay talks about our work with Orli to understand the realities of children's mental health support. We listened to peoples' experiences to help set the direction of Orli's product development ↗️ Read the full story and insight report 👉 bit.ly/4riTViT

Missed our webinar with the NHS Innovation Accelerator last week? Don't worry, we’ve saved it for you. Whether you’re an innovator aiming for real-world adoption, or looking for practical approaches to scale your solution, our session is packed with useful insights. Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3M5BWfM

⏱️ 100 seconds of Thiscovery's impact 💥 Sukh Bains describes our work with What Works Wellbeing to shape future remote monitoring technology by listening to the needs and priorities of patients and clinicians. To learn more and to access the full guide, read our client story 👉 bit.ly/3K9eGwQ

Listening at scale to understand and improve cancer MDTs 📈 Our recent project with the Royal College of Radiologists heard 1,400+ perspectives on the effectiveness and efficiency of cancer multidisciplinary team meetings. Need stakeholder perspectives to guide your next step? Get in touch 👇

Have you been affected by melanoma or other skin cancers? Melanoma UK are running a national listening project to hear about peoples’ experiences of diagnosis, treatment and support. Help shape campaigning and support efforts by taking part via the link in our thread. 🗓️ Survey closes on 12 Dec.

It's one week until our webinar with the NHS Innovation Accelerator – so what better time for our latest blog about how to listen better as an early innovator 👂💡 Read the full article here on 5 effective ways to utilise listening for your product dev and growth 👉 www.thiscovery.org/blog/5-pract...

Since launching our caesarean wound care project, we've had some brilliant responses, but we still need more. If you haven't taken part yet, or you can share this with people who might find it relevant, every response helps us improve care for future mothers and guide new wound care innovations.

"The question is not just how many people you reach, but who you reach and how." Reaching the right participants is vital. It allows our clients to gather insights that are relevant, meaningful, and at scale. Read the full blog about how we recruit participants👇 www.thiscovery.org/blog/the-cha...

Do you work in primary care, public health, or community care? Are you handling genetic information in your role? 📣 @genomicsengland.bsky.social and @randeurope.org want to hear your views and experiences of using genetic information in healthcare 💬 Have your say by 30 November 👉 bit.ly/48WbIG6

⏱️ 100 seconds (and some) of Thiscovery's impact 💥 Talking through another of our proudest projects to date, Sam Taylor discusses our recent work on dementia diagnosis with @alzheimersresearchuk.bsky.social. For more about ARUK's project and full report, read our full client story 📰 bit.ly/433SzOS

🗣️ From Insight to Action💥 At Thiscovery, our insights don’t just explain what people think and feel about health and care – they show how those experiences can lead to better decisions and outcomes. We work with partners to turn that evidence into action. Explore how our insights can help 👇

How do we make change happen? At the centre of it all is listening and doing it meaningfully. Because if you're not listening, you're guessing. Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of what Thiscovery does differently to enable successful innovation and improvement 👇 bit.ly/4obciVk

From tomorrow we'll be at HETT Show to connect with innovators, NHS leaders and clinicians about the digital solutions improving health and care. Want to hear how Thiscovery can help ground solutions in evidence to strengthen design decisions, accelerate adoption, or scale smarter? Get in touch 👇

Had a caesarean birth or cared for someone who has? Your experience matters: we want to hear from you 🫵 Help shape better wound care by completing our new short survey with @bristoluni.bsky.social and PROMPT Maternity Foundation 📝 💡 Survey closes 26 Nov 📜 CPD certificate available

Thiscovery Communities create spaces for collaboration, connection and change in health and care. Bring the people you need together online, to share experiences, spark ideas and co-create solutions that make a difference. Get in touch to find out how these flexible spaces can help you succeed 🎯

We're excited to support Melanoma UK on their upcoming national listening project 👂 We'll gather insight from those with lived experience of melanoma and skin cancer, uncovering people's needs and wants for diagnosis, treatment and support. More to come when this project launches this November! 🚀

Are you someone who is blind or partially sighted, or a friend, carer or family member of someone who is? Our latest phase of @rnib.bsky.social's research wants your vital views on ideas and solutions for how receiving and delivering support can be improved. Take part or share before 8 October 👇

Have you been involved in designing or implementing improvements to inpatient care in NHS hospitals? 🗣️ @thiscovery.org & @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social want your views on whether those interventions have been effective or not. Complete their survey by 30 September 👉 ow.ly/sWqF50WV6gL #Medsky

⏱️ 100 seconds of Thiscovery's impact 💥 We gave our CEO, Ruth Cousens, 100 seconds to walk through her favourite Thiscovery project to date. Read the full client story on our website 👉 bit.ly/3JMMAa6 We've more of these stories to come, watch this space... 👀

🔒 Thiscovery + data protection: standards that build trust 🤝 Our robust processes are based on more than UK data protection law alone. We embed best practice born out of our company values. Read the full blog about how we're taking data seriously 👇 bit.ly/3H7ojKW

Practical insights 🤝 real change We've loved working with @rnib.bsky.social to help them better understand experiences of sight loss and explore how to improve post-diagnostic support. Want to listen with more purpose? Get in touch 👉 bit.ly/44EcSlD

🩺 Helped improve inpatient care in the NHS? We want to hear from you! Share your experiences with @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social via a short survey to help build a shared library of what works. 🗣️ @jamestitcombe.bsky.social 📅 Closes 3 Aug 📄 CPD certificate available Take part using the link 👇