{"id":5636,"date":"2024-05-02T21:16:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T21:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-uk\/?p=5636"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:27:27","slug":"nhs-evaluation-of-mutu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-uk\/working-with-the-nhs\/nhs-evaluation-of-mutu\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS evaluation of MUTU – the results are in \ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TL;DR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An independent study with the NHS shows MUTU System\u2019s profound impact on postpartum care:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. MUTU improves incontinence and prolapse symptoms.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Patients find MUTU accessible and user-friendly.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. GPs are eager to provide MUTU to their patients.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Women’s health physiotherapists want to be able to offer it.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Financial cost savings for the NHS can empower healthcare professionals to offer MUTU.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We are thrilled to share the official and independent evaluation report showing the impact and value of MUTU within a national healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Who funded and carried out the research?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (HI KSS) funded and commissioned the research<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Health Innovation Network<\/a> (HIN) is the innovation arm of the UK NHS. Established by NHS England in 2013, the HIN exists to speed adoption and innovation to improve health outcomes. The HI KSS website announcement of the report is here<\/a>. HI KSS commissioned Unity Insights in 2022 to carry out research to evaluate MUTU’s ability to help women manage conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP), urinary incontinence (UI), and dyspareunia (painful sex). The Unity Insights announcement of the report is here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What did they study and how?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Unity Insights studied the real-world implementation of MUTU within the NHS. They used surveys conducted among postpartum patients given MUTU by their GP or at a specialist physiotherapy appointment, alongside a group who had paid for the MUTU programme themselves. They also gathered feedback from GP practices and clinicians involved in the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The surveys included \u2018before and after\u2019 feedback from patients about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n