1. What motivated you and your practice to get involved in the IMAB-Qi user testing study?

I have been running research at Swanage Medical Practice for 14 years and love to do new and interesting projects. We are working in General Practice with our Allied Health Professional colleagues more then ever and taking part in a trial to help develop easier working practices for both GPs, Nurses and Pharmacists was an easy yes. We are all working together to benefit patients and make mediation reviews easier, more time efficient and user friendly. The trial is looking to develop ways to identify patient’s reasons to not take their medications. We have all been in consultations when the patient declares they are not taking the pink tablet for the past year but have not told us this due to various reasons. Frustrating, expensive, and potentially damaging to the patient’s health. Taking part in a trial that was super easy to recruit to and tries to address this issue was an easy decision.

2. What were your expectations of study participation?

The team were easy to work with and had good communication, so we were fully informed about the participation. I was able to quickly recruit 4 colleagues to take part in the trial. The consent forms were done electronically, and the information provided was clear. I also found it easy to recruit 2 patient participants and have 2 in reserve. We were not 100% sure how the workshops would work as this is the first time we have been involved with actors. It was novel, fun, and worked well. The team were supportive and well organised and were on hand answer any queries.

3. What was your experience of being involved in the study?

We hope our participation in the trial will enable the team to develop a robust questionnaire which will benefit both patients and clinicians in the future. The trial was easy to take part in and a new experience for us which makes it interesting. The team were flexible about the timings of the workshops to fit in around the clinicians. We did the workshop from 5.30pm till 9pm at the surgery and the team provided all the technical support plus a delicious supper. Everyone enjoyed the experience which is always welcome in research.

4. What advice do you have for other medical practice teams who might be considering participating in future IMAB-Qi studies?

I would recommend this trial as easy to recruit to and fun to take part in. The team were very accommodating and I’d be happy to work with them again.