Our relationship with Caja has grown from strength to strength the more we have worked together. Their innovative use of Behavioural Science techniques to tackle a range of public health issues has consistently shown to have a real tangible impact on population health in South Tees. From its beginnings in a rapid-but-successful project aiming to increase COVID vaccination rates, our body of work with Caja has grown, and continues to grow, considerably. Their capacity to work quickly and flexibly, whilst bringing all project stakeholders along with them, is testament to the team and their ability to thrive in collaborative environments. As we seek to push the boundaries of what impact we can have on wider public health priorities, we continue to see Caja positively influencing health behaviours at scale and are excited to see what’s next in our growing partnership.

Caja has truly exceeded our expectations with their commitment to co-develop and implement innovative Behavioural Science ‘nudges’ with our teams across South Yorkshire.  Their interventions have not only made a significant impact on cancer early diagnosis and tackling inequalities; they have also paved the way for a ground-breaking advancement in building our capability and capacity through their ‘Nudge the Odds’ Academy.  This extraordinary programme has empowered us to deliver tangible results for our communities and helped our teams think differently about how we engage with patients and communities.  We have been delighted with Caja’s collaborative approach and cannot recommend them highly enough for their contributions to supporting Population Health.

The work we have undertaken with the Caja Team has really opened our eyes to how important it is to consider behaviour change within design of primary care services to maximise the best use of limited capacity. This work has really engaged the practices involved and the initial observations are being used to co-design innovate new ways of working which will benefit patients and practice staff.