SANITAS
CONSULTING
ABOUT US
Sanitas Consulting is a specialist health psychology consultancy dedicated to reducing health inequalities, improving access to care for marginalised groups and ...
We provide evidence-based research, service evaluation and behavioural science consultancy to NHS organisations, local authorities, charities, universities and private healthcare providers seeking to develop more equitable, effective and culturally responsive services.
Our work sits at the intersection of health psychology, public health and behavioural science, supporting organisations to improve their patient experiences and identify barriers to care. At Sanitas Consulting, we also aim to implement practical, data-driven solutions to enhance engagement, uptake and health outcomes.
Research Evaluation
We specialise in the design and the delivery of robust, ethically sound and culturally informed evaluations that provide clear, actionable insights to support service development, commissioning decisions, funding applications and quality improvement initiatives.
Our research and evaluation services include:
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Service audits and pathway evaluations
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Patient satisfaction and experience surveys
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Health inequalities and access to care research
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Systematic reviews (Design, literature searching, appraisal, evaluation and report writing)
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Qualitative research (interviews, focus groups, analysis and report writing)
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Quantitative analysis (survey design, evaluations, statistical analysis and report writing)
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Mixed-methods evaluations frameworks
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Participant recruitment from hard-to-reach communities
All of our projects are underpinned by health psychology theory, ensuring that the findings go beyond the description to explain why behaviours occur and how change can be achieved. We work closely with clinicians, community partners and service users to ensure that our work is meaningful, practical and directly translatable into service improvement.
Our evaluations do not solely report data. They provide clear recommendations, implementation plans and measurable indicators of change, helping organisations to demonstrate impact, improve equity and strengthen future service delivery.
Behavioural Science Application
We work with healthcare organisations, local authorities and charities to translate research into real world interventions that address behavioural, cultural and systemic barriers to care. We have a particular focus with working with underserved and marginalised communities.
Our behavioural science application services include:
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Design and delivery of behaviour change interventions
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Development of public health campaigns and engagement strategies
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Supporting testing and screening uptake amongst marginalised groups
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Supporting treatment adherence amongst marginalised groups
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Culturally sensitive intervention design
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Service design support to reduce barriers to healthcare access
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Behavioural diagnostics to identify behavioural and psychological barriers to care
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Staff training in behaviour change and patient engagement
All of our interventions are informed by well established behaviour change frameworks (including the Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behaviour, COM-B and Stages of Change Model) and are tailored to the cultural, social and structural contexts in which behaviours occur.
Our approach is collaborative and community-informed, ensuring that interventions are feasible and culturally sensitive. We do not only focus on changing individual behaviour but also on supporting organisation to create systems and environments which support the facilitation of positive behavioural practices.
Our goal at Sanitas Consulting is to help services to move beyond awareness-raising, and support organisations to deliver measurable and lasting improvement in health outcome and service equity.
Recruitment and Community Engagement Support
Drawing on our extensive experience working with the British Caribbean community and other under-represented groups in the UK, we provide culturally informed recruitment and engagement strategies that improve trust, participation and long-term community relationships.
Our recruitment and community engagement services include:
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Participant recruitment for research, service evaluations and pilots
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Community consultation and co-production workshops
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Culturally responsive engagement strategies
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Improving ethnic minority representation in health research and service design
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Building partnerships with community organisations and leaders
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Reducing mistrust, stigma and barriers that underserved groups experience accessing healthcare
We work closely with local organisations and community networks to ensure that engagement approaches are culturally sensitive, respectful, inclusive and ethically robust. Our methods are grounded in health psychology theory, enabling us to understand how to engage with communities, understanding why engagement may be low in some communities and what changes may be required to improve engagement. By strengthening community relationships and improving representation, we aim to help organisations to design services and research that are more equitable, culturally sensitive and effective.
Strategic Consulting for Public Health Bodies
We support organisations to develop data driven and culturally responsive strategies that address behavioural, social and structural determinants of health. We aim to ensure that policies, services and programmes are both effective and equitable.
Our strategic consulting services include:
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Public health strategy development and review
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Health inequality needs assessment and planning
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Advice to Integrated care boards (ICBs) and local authorities
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Service re-design to improve healthcare access, engagement and equity
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Evaluation of service frameworks for commissioned services
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Behavioural insights evaluation to inform policy
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Stakeholder and community engagement strategy development
We combine rigorous research methods with health psychology theory to translate population health data into clear, actionable recommendations that support policy, funding decisions and service transformation.
Our approach is collaborative and solution focused. We work closely with public health services, clinicians and community partners to ensure that our strategies are grounded in lived experience and aligned with public health policies. We aim to deliver measurable improvements in healthcare equity, access and healthcare outcomes.
Our aim is to help public health bodies move beyond current policy, to deliver real-world, sustainable change to the communities they serve.
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MEET THE TEAM
Dr. Stephen J McIntosh
Founder | Health Psychologist
BSc, MSc, PhD, CPsychol
Dr McIntosh is a Health Psychologist with BPS registration and HCPC registration (prof number). Dr McIntosh has extensive experience delivering research, evaluation and behavioural science projects across the NHS, academic and community settings.
Dr McIntosh has lead and worked on projects which examined the health inequalities that black men in the UK experience when attending primary care and receiving treatment for prostate cancer. He has experience with designing and producing systematic reviews, qualitative and quantitative research.
He has experience working in clinical environments in the NHS with a particular focus on working with patients who are experiencing chronic pan. Dr McIntosh also has expertise in delivering therapeutic interventions using ACT and CBT. Whilst working in the NHS, Dr McIntosh delivered training to both clinical and non-clinical staff.
Dr McIntosh works in line with the BPS code of ethics and the HCPC standards of proficiency for practitioner psychologists