Development of a Cancer Pathway Support Guide for Patients and Carers: A Codesign Project
Table 1
Your cancer pathway support guide codesign objectives.
Codesign phases
Objectives
Build the connections
Identify partners and stakeholders who are invested and interested in developing a product that will aim to improve patient experience in the cancer diagnosis pathways
Immerse and align
Identify why the aforementioned stakeholders and partners are delivering the project
Discover
What is the gap in the evidence in relation to improving patient communication in the cancer diagnosis pathways?
What do we know about the patient experience?
Is there an existing tool for improving patient experience across the cancer diagnosis pathway?
What information is already being provided at the referral?
What is the evidence?
Design
What information is needed by those who have been through the cancer diagnosis pathways?
How do we build a resource that can be personalised and used by patients entering the cancer diagnosis pathway from different routes to diagnosis?
How can we make sure the resource is accessible, equitable, and easy to understand?
What are the psychological consequences of using the tool?
Test and refine
Is the tool working as intended?
Do people understand the information provided?
Implement and learn
How can we evaluate the resource?
What is the patient benefit? e.g., immediate, medium, and long-term
