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## Background
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When we set out to redesign the recording interface back in late 2024, a lot of our thinking was about optimising for vaccination clinics for COVID-19, flu or pertussis, where a lot of patients would all be given the same vaccine by the same vaccinator in the same location.
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When we set out to redesign the recording interface back in late 2024, our initial focus was on optimising the user journey for vaccination clinics, for example for flu, where several patients would all be given the same vaccine by the same vaccinator in the same location.
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Our [initial design sprint](/record-a-vaccination/2024/11/design-sprint-sessions/) explored the idea of setting up a ‘session’, in which all of the common questions would be answered. Once this was done, you’d then select or find the patient, and answer only the questions which could differ per person, such as how they consent and which arm the injection was in.
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Our [initial design sprint](/record-a-vaccination/2024/11/design-sprint-sessions/) explored the idea of setting up a ‘session’, where you first set things that were likely to stay the same like the date, vaccinator and place. Once this was done, you’d find the patient, and only then answer questions which could differ per person, such as how they consented and which arm the injection was in.
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As this design developed, we de-scoped the concept of sessions for now, but kept the rough order of questions, with the common ones coming first.
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As this design developed, we descoped the concept of sessions but kept the questions that were less likely to differ by patient at the start of the journey.
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Once the first vaccination has been recorded, we then ask users if they’d like to [record the same vaccination for another patient](/record-a-vaccination/2025/09/making-it-easier-to-record-next-vaccination/), and if so, we skip the common questions.
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Once the first vaccination has been recorded, we then ask users if they’d like to [record the same vaccination for another patient](/record-a-vaccination/2025/09/making-it-easier-to-record-next-vaccination/), and if so, we skip the initial questions.
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This diagram shows the flow:
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## Feedback
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We tested the redesigned journey in user research sessions. Whilst we gained valuable feedback on some of the details, we did not observe any issues or hear any feedback on the order.
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When we tested the redesigned journey, we did not observe any issues or hear any feedback on the order.
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However, after launching the new interface and during [a period of dual running it with the old interface](/record-a-vaccination/2025/10/how-we-told-users-about-a-change-to-the-interface/), we started to receive feedback and user needs not previously discovered.
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However, after launching the new interface and during [a period of dual running it with the old interface](/record-a-vaccination/2025/10/how-we-told-users-about-a-change-to-the-interface/), we discovered some new user needs.
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In particularly, some users mentioned that it was useful to check the patient details in order to make sure they are eligible for the vaccination. For example, one user said:
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In particular, some users mentioned that it is useful to check the patient's details in order to make sure they are eligible for the vaccination. For example, one user said:
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> You put all the data in… and then discover that the
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patient wasn’t actually eligible for it!
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The patient details and vaccination history we show also do not always give enough information to determine eligibility, as we do not show any health information such as whether a patient is immunosuppressed, they live in a care home, or are pregnant.
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However, we’ve heard that the patient details can still be useful for helping to determine eligibility in some circumstances, as they:
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We learned that the patient details can help determine eligibility in some circumstances, as they:
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- confirm the patient’s age, which some patients may not remember
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- show whether the patient has already had the vaccine recently, which again some patients may not recall
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In addition, we’ve heard that some clinicians prefer to check the patient’s age electronically rather than directly ask the patient.
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There was also a separate need we’ve uncovered: some users are using RAVS to proactively check whether an eligible patient had had their vaccination yet, in order to be able to offer it to them if they have not. This is not something RAVS was specifically designed for, however opportunistic vaccination is part of the overall public health strategy, and we are keen to support this.
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We also discovered that some users are using RAVS to proactively check whether an eligible patient has already had a vaccination, in order to offer it to them if they have not. This is not something RAVS was specifically designed for, however opportunistic vaccination is part of the overall public health strategy, and we are keen to support this.
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## What we changed
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In response to the feedback, we’ve now changed the order so that the step of finding the patient and seeing their details now comes first, followed by the other questions.
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In response to the feedback, we’ve changed the order so that the step of finding the patient and seeing their details now comes first, followed by the other questions.
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When a vaccination has been recorded, if the user selects the option to record the same vaccination for the next patient, they still skip the common questions (date, location, vaccinator, vaccine type and batch) in order to save time.
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When a vaccination has been recorded, if the user selects the option to record the same vaccination for the next patient, they still skip the questions that are less likely to differ from one patient to the next (date, location, vaccinator, vaccine type and batch) in order to save time.
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This change went live on 26 March 2026.
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## Future considerations
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We’ll monitor feedback on the re-ordered flow to check that it hasn’t introduced any new issues.
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We’ll monitor feedback on the reordered flow to check that it hasn’t introduced any new issues.
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Moving the patient finding to the beginning also now makes it possible to display the patient’s name and details on more of the subsequent screens. This might be something we look at in future.
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Now that we begin with the patient, it makes it possible to display the patient’s name and details on more of the subsequent screens. This might be something we look at in future.
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