Role: Sole UX/ UI Designer
Client & Proposal: Deithub
Sector: Healthcare
Tools: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Miro, Google Drive
The problem: updating and requesting dieticians is a long process. There are unnecessary barriers and overheads, especially for local patients of their respected NHS practice. Diet resources and spreadsheets aren’t reliable enough nor are they easy to follow and commit to.
The solution: A diet and nutrition assistant that offers an easily accessible, manageable and more interactive way of monitoring your diet and health. Its aim to strengthen communication and sharing of resources between patient and health professionals.
Bridging the Gap Between Patients and Dieticians
I designed Diethub, a diet-tracking iOS app aimed at empowering patients on their nutrition journey while enhancing communication with their dieticians. The app is tailored for individuals diagnosed with dietary needs who struggle to track their progress or maintain consistent contact with their healthcare provider. By offering intuitive tracking features and a seamless way to share updates, Diethub helps patients stay accountable and enables dieticians to provide more personalized, timely support.
Challenges : Accessiblity
Coming into this project, I wanted the service to be available to all, those who have been referred by a dietician and those who would like to request one. However due to the complexity of developing this feature, I decided to strip back my approach and focus solely on patients who have exclusive access to the app.
Impact & Results: A Healthier, More Connected Journey
With Diethub, patients gain control over their diet progress, and dieticians can guide them more effectively. The app reduces communication barriers, promotes ongoing feedback, and fosters a collaborative approach to health and wellness. This project highlights my passion for designing human-centered solutions that improve lives by balancing simplicity, functionality, and meaningful connection.
Conclusion & Future Considerations
Overall, I am happy with the outcome of the application. I empathized with my target audience, conducted users testing of the product, identified and acknowledged design obstacles made the necessary iterations, and developed a fully functioning, device responsive app.
Eligibility –this product is assuming that it will be partnering with nhs services and functions. However in reality this is not valid but would be a feature I would like to see implemented
Given that this case study focused on creating a functional and effective solution to a problem, and so where was little consideration for the aesthetics of the application . Therefore for next time I would like to:
- thought into the stylisation of the app, ie the colour theme.
- Once set diet plan is complete, allowing the user to either access other plan set by dietician or convert to a personal planner.
- Allow all user access, whereby users can request an available dietician via the app
- Add helpful instructions to each screen to guide and direct users