Little Journey has won the Best tools implementation award at the Made with Patients Awards 2026 for our initiative, Little Journey: Changing the future of personalised care through systematic, co-designed patient engagement.
The award recognises our approach to turning patient, caregiver and clinical insight into practical support that can be used in real healthcare and research settings.
For us, patient engagement cannot stop at listening. It has to change what people experience.
Reflecting our progress in paediatric healthcare
That principle has shaped Little Journey from the beginning. Our work started in paediatric healthcare, where we saw how overwhelming medical experiences can feel for children and families when they do not know what to expect, what will happen next, or how to prepare.
Working alongside children, families, clinicians and healthcare teams, we have developed tools that help people feel more informed, confident and prepared before, during and after healthcare experiences. That work is grounded in co-design, behavioural science, accessibility and real-world implementation.
Today, we are applying the same approach across healthcare and life sciences.
Showcasing our ability to support efficient, patient-centric clinical trials
Through Trial Flow, our patient support delivery platform for clinical trials, we help turn complex study journeys into clear, protocol-aligned support for patients and their caregivers or wider support network. The aim is to make participation easier to understand, easier to prepare for and easier to continue with over time.
This matters because better patient engagement is not just about providing more information. It is about reducing uncertainty, supporting confidence and designing around the practical, emotional and motivational barriers people face when navigating care or research.
Receiving this award is a meaningful recognition of the work our team has built over many years with children, adolescents, caregivers, patients, clinicians, research professionals and life sciences partners.
As Danielle Kehoe acknowledged when accepting the award:
“This recognition means so much because it reflects years of working alongside children, families, clinicians and research partners to make healthcare feel less overwhelming, more personalised and more human.”
Thank you to the Made with Patients Awards judges and organisers for recognising this work, and to every person who has helped shape it.
This award belongs to the children, adolescents, caregivers, patients, clinicians and research teams who continue to share their experiences with us and help build better support for the people who need it most.
Read more about our initiative and the results so far on our Patient Engagement Synapse page.