We discuss how the EnACT principles of ‘engagement’, ‘acknowledgement, value and support’, ‘communicate’, and ‘trust and transparency’ apply to developing a digital health product, such as a health app. These are four core principles you will find in the guide ‘How to involve and engage patients in digital health tech innovation – An Evidence Based Guide’.

The guide was developed by the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Boehringer Ingelheim and the University of Plymouth to help you learn how to co-develop a digital health product with patients and the public. You can download the guide directly from the Boehringer Ingelheim website.

Through this discussion, you will learn ‘what good looks like’ when a digital health product is co-designed with patients and the public, and why a product launch is only the start of the innovation process.