Funded by the UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, Holly Health and Age UK Lewisham and Southwark partnered to research and co-design the Holly Health service, tailored for healthy ageing. Our 12-week pilot with older adults showed statistically significant improvements across multiple health outcome measures.
Holly Health has partnered with over 200 UK GP practices, with a population coverage of over 1 million patients. This report illustrates the key outcomes we've seen so far from our primary care partnerships, including changes in physical and mental health after using Holly Health for 8 weeks.
This research report used restrospective survey methods to explore the impact of using Holly Health to support the self-management of long-term conditions. Highlights include 33% of users reported needing less support from their GP as a result of using Holly Health for 8 weeks.
This report details the outcomes of using Holly Health in a cohort of patients with an MSK condition, after using Holly Health for 8+ weeks. Highlights include significant improvements in physical and mental health outcomes and self-management skills, as well as testimonials of improved pain management.
This research report explores the impact of using Holly Health for 5 to 12+ months. Our retrospective survey found that almost 2/3rds of respondents (63%) considered that their physical health has improved, over half (55%) reported their mental health has improved and 37% of users reported needing less GP support, after 5+ months of using Holly Health.
This research report presents a pre-and-post analysis of physical and mental health outcomes for Holly Health users after 6 months of engagement. Results include a 14% increase in physical activity, a 16% reduction in anxiety and 1.7 fewer GP visits in high NHS service users, translating to a potential reduction of 11 visits per repeat visitor per year.
Intern Alessandro Chincotta, MSc, conducted in-depth interviews with Holly Health users with hypertension as part of our government-funded UKRI Future Economy project. His aim? To capture users' firsthand experiences and challenges, providing insights to shape a service that truly supports their needs.
Read our latest piece evaluating the impact Holly Health across health outcomes in primary care patients with a history of heart disease, presented at the 2024 BACPR annual conference, (British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation) and published in 'Heart', the international journal from BMJ and BCS publishing.
This report presents findings from an SBRI-funded project aimed at supporting women experiencing problematic eating behaviours, such as loss of control around eating, through a digital health coaching app. We analysed data from existing Holly Health female users who reported a poor relationship with food at onboarding. Data were collected through behavioural health checks for up to 12 months. Results show significant improvements in eating behaviours and overall wellbeing, highlighting Holly Health’s potential as a scalable, cost-effective tool for long-term health support.
As part of our SBRI-funded project, we spoke with Holly Health users about their relationship with food and explored their thoughts on new app prototype features based on intuitive and mindful eating. Through these in-depth interviews, we aimed to better understand the lived experience of people experiencing problematic eating behaviours, such as loss of control around food, and how digital tools can be designed to support them more effectively.
