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16th Jun 2021

Buying better: improving NHS procurement with behavioural insights

Hospital procurement may never attract the same level of attention as other parts of the NHS, but it is nonetheless a crucial element of our healthcare system and one with clear room for improvement. Digital procurement platforms are often outdated and incredibly complex, making the job of procurement staff much…

Report
16th Jun 2021

Buying better: Improving NHS procurement with behavioural insights

n this report we outline how behavioural insights can help to understand the barriers within digital hospital procurement platforms and develop solutions to overcome such barriers and improve procurement efficiency by reducing errors and generating savings. Whilst the ideas in this note are based on our programme of work for…

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27th May 2021

Risky business - COVID-19 risk perception going into summer 2021

In one month, the UK is set to remove all remaining coronavirus restrictions - people will then be able to meet who they like, where they like. The success of the UK’s coronavirus vaccination programme - with 72.5% of adults having already received at least one dose - means that…

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13th May 2021

Can nudging improve student wellbeing? Results from an RCT in Australia

Studying at university can be challenging at the best of times: students are often juggling financial stress, challenging course content, living or studying in a new city, and changes to their friendships and social support networks. The events of 2020 certainly do not appear to have helped: a recent survey…

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28th Apr 2021

How can we use behavioural science to promote vaccination against COVID-19 in Latin America?

On World Immunization Week, we want to share some of the learnings from our work promoting vaccination against COVID-19. For example, in Colombia, we found that a simple reciprocity message increased vaccination intent by 15% among the most skeptical population. We estimate that if these messages were sent to the…

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Blog
28th Apr 2021

¿Cómo fomentar la vacunación contra el COVID-19 a través de las ciencias del comportamiento en América Latina?

En la semana mundial de la inmunización, queremos compartir algunos de los aprendizajes de nuestro trabajo fomentando la vacunación contra el COVID-19. Por ejemplo, en Colombia, encontramos que un mensaje simple, de reciprocidad, aumentó en un 15% la intención de vacunación entre la población más escéptica. Estimamos que si estos…

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Blog
22nd Apr 2021

Vaccine communications: Equipping community advocates with behavioural science principles

How can governments, nonprofits, and others promote vaccine uptake among people that are questioning or hesitant?

Blog
9th Apr 2021

Practicalities are the most significant impediments to people getting a COVID vaccine - and the easiest to address

People’s willingness to receive the coronavirus vaccine may not be enough to actually get it. Large intention-action gaps have long been observed in many health behaviours, and it’s likely that some practical barriers will get in the way for many groups. To pre-empt this intention-action gap, we ran an online…

Blog
19th Mar 2021

Cuatro mensajes que pueden motivar la vacunación contra el COVID-19

En Estados Unidos, más de un cuarto de la población no está dispuesta a vacunarse contra el COVID-19. Esta estadística es preocupante, dado que muchas de las personas que muestran desconfianza pertenecen a las comunidades más afectadas por el COVID-19. Nos enfrentamos a una necesidad urgente de salud pública, no…