Discovering the barriers to scaling a co-design approach for the provision of custom assistive technology within healthcare services

Using computer-aided design and 3D printing within a co-design process to produce assistive technology (AT) has a positive impact in delivering customised solutions to end-users' needs. However, to date its adoption within healthcare services has been limited. This work aims to gather clinicians' insights to identify and analyse barriers inherent in the AT design, manufacturing, and provision processes and inform a detailed understanding of the current AT eco-system. It forms part of a long-term ambition to efficiently scale up a service for the co-design of custom AT across specialties and healthcare services.