Design for health is inherently collaborative. The strength of this field is the bringing together of different perspectives and skills; drawing on but also seeing beyond individual disciplinary perspectives to reimagine and create new possibilities. Collaboration and working together are themes which run through many of the papers in this issue of the journal. Max Schoepen and colleagues in their paper Prone Crawl Breast Couch explore how design plays a role in the creation of devices to promote a more accurate and dignified process for individuals undergoing breast cancer radiotherapy. The conclusion is clear: the user centred iterative aspects of the approach they describe produce better end results. In part this is because of the multiple perspectives this offers. The authors are keen to highlight that among the strengths of the project were the opportunities that interdisciplinary working offered and the access the researchers were afforded to hospital settings, medical expertise, interaction with patients and clinical data.
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