Skip to content

design histories #16

New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

Sign up for GitHub

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Merged
devansXD merged 1 commit into from
Feb 1, 2026
Merged

design histories #16

Show file tree
Hide file tree
Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
1 commit
Select commit
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
21 changes: 18 additions & 3 deletions app/views/design-histories/design-histories.html
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ <h2 class="nhsuk-heading-l">Posts</h2>
<div class="nhsuk-card__content nhsuk-card__content--secondary">
<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
class="nhsuk-card__link"
href="v0">Ground zero: initial discovery and research
href="v0">First iteration: inital assumptions from discovery
</a> </h2>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
datetime="">14 Jan 2026</time></p>
Expand All @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ <h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
<div class="nhsuk-card__content nhsuk-card__content--secondary">
<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
class="nhsuk-card__link"
href="v1">The first iteration
href="v1">Second iteration: leading with trust adoption visibility on product pages
</a> </h2>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
datetime="">14 Jan 2026</time></p>
Expand All @@ -73,13 +73,28 @@ <h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
<div class="nhsuk-card__content nhsuk-card__content--secondary">
<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
class="nhsuk-card__link"
href="v2">Round 2 designs and user research
href="v2">Third iteration: designing the dual pathway approach for trust evaluation submission
</a> </h2>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
datetime="">14 Jan 2026</time></p>
</div>
</div>



</li>
<li class="nhsuk-grid-column-full nhsuk-card-group__item">
<div class="nhsuk-card nhsuk-card--secondary">
<div class="nhsuk-card__content nhsuk-card__content--secondary">
<h2 class="nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-u-font-size-22 nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-2"> <a
class="nhsuk-card__link"
href="v2">Fourth iteration - information architecture and search
</a> </h2>
<p class="nhsuk-body-s"><time class="nhsuk-u-secondary-text-colour"
datetime="">28 Jan 2026</time></p>
</div>
</div>

</li>
</ol>
</div>
Expand Down
26 changes: 9 additions & 17 deletions app/views/design-histories/v0.html
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ <h1>Design History: Ground Zero</h1>

<hr class="nhsuk-section-break nhsuk-section-break--l nhsuk-section-break--visible">

<h2>The brief</h2>
<h2>Situation</h2>

<p>Compass was conceived as a central digital platform to enable the NHS to make faster, more consistent, and evidence-based procurement decisions for medical technologies.</p>
<p>The platform was conceived as a central digital repository to enable NHS trusts to make faster, more consistent, and evidence-based procurement decisions for medical technologies.</p>

<div class="nhsuk-inset-text">
<span class="nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Information: </span>
<p><strong>The working analogy:</strong> "A Which? Best Buyers Guide for medtech devices" – empowering procurement professionals and clinicians with information to buy products based on holistic value, not just price.</p>
<p><strong>The working analogy:</strong> "A Which? Best Buyers Guide for medtech devices" - empowering procurement professionals and clinicians with information to buy products based on holistic value, not just price.</p>
</div>

<h2>Problem statement</h2>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -50,11 +50,9 @@ <h3>Four core problems identified</h3>

<hr class="nhsuk-section-break nhsuk-section-break--l nhsuk-section-break--visible">

<h2>MoSCoW scope (as given)</h2>
<h2>Scope for the intial alpha:</h2>

<p>The initial prototype was built against this prioritised scope:</p>

<h3>Must have</h3>
<h3>Less risky assumptions</h3>
<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Approved body evaluations (e.g. NICE Medtech Guidance)</li>
<li>External evaluations/accreditations (e.g. ODEP)</li>
Expand All @@ -63,28 +61,24 @@ <h3>Must have</h3>
<li>Link to PIM (Product Information Management system)</li>
<li>All medtech registered with MHRA – community and secondary care</li>
<li>Side-by-side comparison across a range of metrics</li>
</ul>

<h3>Should have</h3>
<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Data presented in a user-friendly and intuitive UI</li>
<li>Data aligned with VBP (Value-Based Procurement) domains</li>
</ul>

<h3>Could have</h3>
<h3>Riskier assumptions</h3>
<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Trust reviews, opinions, or ratings</li>
<li>Supplier-submitted information</li>
<li>Volume data showing usage across NHS</li>
<li>Markers for SMEs and UK-manufactured products</li>
</ul>

<h3>Won't have</h3>
<h3>Possibly out of scope for now</h3>
<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Price data (explicitly excluded)</li>
<li>Non-evaluative data belonging in PIM</li>
<li>PAQ forms (centralised in PIM)</li>
<li>Public access – only key users</li>
<li>Public access - only key users</li>
<li>Evidence validation (Compass centralises, does not validate)</li>
</ul>

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -289,9 +283,7 @@ <h2>Next steps from ground zero</h2>
<p><strong>Document purpose:</strong> This design history captures the starting context for Compass alpha. It serves as a baseline to compare against later iterations, demonstrating how user research and testing changed our understanding and approach.</p>
</div>

<p class="nhsuk-body-s nhsuk-u-secondary-text-color">
<strong>Tags:</strong> Alpha, Ground zero, Assumptions, MoSCoW, Value-based procurement, Passporting, Landscape analysis
</p>


</div>
</div>
Expand Down
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion app/views/design-histories/v1.html
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ <h3>The trust adoption section</h3>
<p>The new hero section prominently displays:</p>

<ul class="nhsuk-list nhsuk-list--bullet">
<li>Total trust count: "12 NHS trusts have evaluated this product"</li>
<li>Total trust count: "XX NHS trusts have evaluated this product"</li>
<li>Procurement outcomes breakdown: "9 procured | 2 under review | 1 excluded"</li>
<li>Expandable list of all trusts organised by outcome</li>
<li>Most recent evaluation date to indicate currency</li>
Expand Down
Loading