1. ToiletFinder
Community Powered Healthcare
“the wisdom of the crowd”
H= P4 + Cn

3. Leroy Hood 2003

4. •Social Networking – connecting and collaborating
“there are parts no pills can reach”
Health professional is an expert in identifying disease
patient is an expert in experiencing it
What is e health? (C factor)

5. First public convenience in Fleet Street, 1852

6. No Laughing Matter

7. Since 1997 – 1310 public toilets have closed (16%↓)
“Bladder leash”
Affects
Incontinence problems Prostate problems
Bowel problems Heart problems (diuretics)
Menstruating women People with young children
People with disability Tourists
Costs
Street fouling & cleaning
Isolation of vulnerable groups → housebound
Physical health
Social wellbeing
Emotional/ mental health

8. Public Convenience Questionnaire
Aim: to assess
The opinion of public toilets in Moray
The impact of public toilets on daily lives
Utilising social networking technologies to engage the “wisdom
of the crowd”

9. Results: Public Convenience Survey
65% use the public toilets in Moray
89% view public toilets as important
10% suffered from urinary incontinence
11% suffered from inflammatory bowel disease
33% admitted to not going out if they were unsure if a toilet
would be available

10. The Problem?

12. ToiletFinder

13. ToiletFinder

14. Agile- Iterative Approach

15. Beta Launch
Launched Monday 19th
April
Restricted Marketing

16. Analytics
Monitor growth
Spot problems
Find traffic sources

17. The Future of ToiletFinder
Stronger focus of user
experience and social
media.
Integration with Facebook
iPhone app
Android app

18. Bladder leash
Idea
Toilet finder
www.toiletfinder.org
micro
Design
agile
Available
technology
Viral
scaling
Macro
Many users interacting with one another
In often unpredicted ways
Analysis
issues
creativity
complexity
social
The web must be studied as an entity in its own right to ensure
it keeps flourishing and prevent unanticipated social effects
Hendler J, Shadbolt N, Hall W, Berners-Lee T, Weitzner W
Communications of the ACM 2008;5:60-69
GIS research
Papers & presentations
commercialisation
Surveys on
Menopause
Bladder
toiletfinder
Partnership
with industry
Webscience
primum non nocere / do no evil

19. Wellness/self-care agenda
Quality of life agenda
Public health agenda
Tourism
You and me the tax payer

20. Roadmap to health e P4 + Cn
community
www.HealthWebScienceLab.org
www.menopausematters.co.uk
www.babyfeedingmatters.co.uk
www.miscarriagematters.co.uk
www.health-e-space.com
www.communityhealth-e-space.com
PhD incontinence
Dufftown HT project