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Cuttsy + Cuttsy

We are the original patient communications agency specialising in clinical trial engagement and healthcare communications for patients and HCPs.

We invested in the importance of patient engagement and centricity in communications many years ago because our insights told us we were onto something. It’s something we still live by today, investing in ways that we can embed and work with new and cutting-edge AI technologies, rather than against them.

Because powerful tools, when teamed with the human touch, can strike very loud and lasting chords with your target audience.

Unit 6, The Works, Unity Campus, London Road, Pampisford, Cambridge, CB22 3EE, United Kingdom

We are clinical trial engagement and education specialists.

The work we do supports clinical trial recruitment and retention by employing channel agnostic strategies and communications that cut through the complex.

Because when simplified and easy-to-understand content is the norm, HCPs feel supported, more patients are recruited, and engagement levels remain high all round.

We are leaders in healthcare communications.

We pioneered co-creation, embedded emotional intelligence in our processes and were the first to author disease awareness books combining health literacy, design principles and data visualisation.

Because when healthcare communication challenges can be solved creatively and collaboratively, we’re truly able to make a difference to the lives of healthcare professionals, patients, and their families and carers.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy becomes employee owned

Cuttsy+Cuttsy announces its transition to employee ownership, celebrating 15 years of prioritising clients, patients, and its team while continuing under the leadership of founders Caroline Benson and Mathew Cutts.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy launches R:SQD – a new way to predict and improve trial success

Cuttsy+Cuttsy has launched R:SQD, an innovative recruitment and retention success scoring tool that helps clinical trial sponsors predict, measure, and improve participant engagement and trial outcomes.

New report, The participation equation, uncovers key drivers of patient engagement in clinical trials

Cuttsy+Cuttsy’s new report, The participation equation, uncovers what drives patient engagement and retention in modern clinical trials through insights from over 700 participants and industry experts.

Why patients drop out of weight management trials and what you can do about it

Discover the key barriers to retention in obesity and weight-management trials and explore actionable, patient-centered strategies to improve engagement, outcomes, and data reliability.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy welcomes new team members

Cuttsy+Cuttsy is excited to announce the addition of three talented professionals to the team: Flo, an enthusiastic Account Executive; Vicki, a creative Graphic Designer; and Jo, a detail-driven Artworker

Designing with patients in mind: How to build more inclusive clinical trials

Discover how patient-centred design transforms inclusive clinical trials. Learn to overcome trial recruitment challenges by listening to patients and creating studies that fit real lives.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy and ISPEP highlight key patient insights in new clinical trials report

Explore how Cuttsy+Cuttsy and ISPEP are spotlighting patient engagement in clinical trials through a new global report.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy welcomes new team members and celebrates a familiar face returning

Cuttsy+Cuttsy proudly announces the expansion of its team with the addition of three new hires—Michelle, Jay, and Emily—and the welcome return of former team member Sally as Account Director.

AI and away we go: key insights from Reuters Pharma 2025

AI is revolutionising the pharmaceutical industry, as highlighted at Reuters Pharma 2025, with transformative applications across marketing, drug discovery, and patient engagement, despite challenges in adoption, regulation, and data trust.

Exciting updates from our content and strategy team

Cuttsy+Cuttsy celebrates new beginnings with the appointment of Oli Bailey as Strategy Director and recognises team excellence through several well-deserved promotions.

Committing time to making meaningful connections – top 5 tips

Read the second blog of the series looking at key barriers to effective patient engagement in pharma

Key barriers to effective patient engagement in pharma, and how to fix them: Making engagement processes more patient friendly

In the first of this blog series, Patient Engagement Lead, Philippa Pristerà looks at making engagement processes more patient friendly

A patient view on the ABPI’s patient collaboration sourcebook

Last month, the ABPI released a much-in-demand document: The Working with Patients and Patient Organisations sourcebook.

The Exhibition Hall: Past, Present and Future

As I sit here at another pharma conference, I start to reflect on how they have changed over the years.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy awarded CPD Platinum by the IPA

Four years after being awarded Gold for their continuous professional development (CPD) Cuttsy+Cuttsy (C+C) have reached another milestone and been awarded Platinum accreditation.

Clinical Trials Materials: Getting the Basics Right

For those unfamiliar with them, clinical trials can be rather bewildering. This presents problems when it comes to recruiting patients — how can we make sure they understand what they...

Rare Disease Day 2019

Today is #RareDiseaseDay and is an opportunity to highlight some truly unbelievable/frightening statistics around rare diseases.

Health Literacy in Practice: Doctor’s Letter

If a patient was given their results directly, how could we make it into something they could understand and, most importantly, act on?

International Childhood Cancer Day 2019

The number of new cases per year is shocking but the journey and the outlooks have vastly improved. We've pulled together an infographic to show just what we mean with...

Can wearables really transform healthcare?

The impact of wearables on our health or simply a fad? Author: Russell Ings

Clinical trials, Actually.

This Christmas, we’re thinking of the thousands of clinical trial volunteers across the UK, both patients and healthy participants. We have a lot to thank them for...

Season’s Greetings

Do you have Tinsilitus?

Patient Engagement for the Life Sciences

Patient Engagement for the Life Sciences, written by Guy Yeoman and Mitchell Silva with editorial and design support from Cuttsy+Cuttsy, explains the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of patient engagement. It...

Patient engagement changes people’s lives…

Find out how one family’s experience of CF led to the development of a game which made essential physio a positive experience for everyone involved.

Health Literacy Explained

Hear from Dr Elizabeth Walder, author of a series of patient-focused e-books in plain english and why health literacy is so important.

Doing the right thing has never been so important as it is right now.

At Cuttsy+Cuttsy we understand that sustainability goes further than just a responsibility to the planet, it’s a collective responsibility built upon environmental, social, and governance standards (ESG) across our entire portfolio. Following our first ‘Silver’ rating, we continually track and improve on our ESG commitments with EcoVadis, a sustainability ratings provider who partner with companies to supply a globally recognised scorecard and performance improvement tools.

As a company who believe that people and their world matters, we are serious about tackling climate change. We have committed to becoming a net zero agency. We will achieve this through accurate carbon disclosures with CDP (Carbon Disclosure Protocol) and verifiable science-based targets with SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative).

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Cuttsy+Cuttsy becomes employee owned

Cuttsy+Cuttsy announces its transition to employee ownership, celebrating 15 years of prioritising clients, patients, and its team while continuing under the leadership of founders Caroline Benson and Mathew Cutts.

Clinical research in 2026: The trends shaping tomorrow

Discover the key trends shaping clinical research in 2026, from patient-centric approaches to empowering site staff and fostering stronger human connections.

From overwhelming to actionable: Bringing lifestyle guidance to life

Discover how clear communication and health literacy principles can transform complex patient materials into simple, engaging, and empowering health information.

Behind the scenes: why we created ‘The participation equation’

Go behind the scenes of The participation equation – our call to put people, not just data, at the heart of clinical research.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy launches R:SQD – a new way to predict and improve trial success

Cuttsy+Cuttsy has launched R:SQD, an innovative recruitment and retention success scoring tool that helps clinical trial sponsors predict, measure, and improve participant engagement and trial outcomes.

New report, The participation equation, uncovers key drivers of patient engagement in clinical trials

Cuttsy+Cuttsy’s new report, The participation equation, uncovers what drives patient engagement and retention in modern clinical trials through insights from over 700 participants and industry experts.

Why patients drop out of weight management trials and what you can do about it

Discover the key barriers to retention in obesity and weight-management trials and explore actionable, patient-centered strategies to improve engagement, outcomes, and data reliability.

Cuttsy+Cuttsy welcomes new team members

Cuttsy+Cuttsy is excited to announce the addition of three talented professionals to the team: Flo, an enthusiastic Account Executive; Vicki, a creative Graphic Designer; and Jo, a detail-driven Artworker

Designing with patients in mind: How to build more inclusive clinical trials

Discover how patient-centred design transforms inclusive clinical trials. Learn to overcome trial recruitment challenges by listening to patients and creating studies that fit real lives.

Why fresh patient voices are critical to improve clinical trials outcomes

Discover why diverse patient voices, especially first-time participants, are key to improving clinical trials. Boost recruitment, retention, and patient-centric research.