Tool Licences

The SNAP Tools are protected by copyright. A licence is required for organisations using the tools, whether for clinical practice, for research or other reasons.

Please read the guidelines below before requesting a licence.

The licence is free of charge for healthcare professionals, researchers and lecturers from non-commercial organisations. Please contact us if you are from a commercial organisation.

Time-limited inspection copies of the tools can be accessed when you click through to the relevant UEA Express Licencing page.

Licences for clinical practice use

• To secure a licence to use one of the SNAP Tools within the SNAP intervention in clinical practice (to help patients identify, express and address their support needs) you need to complete the short, free to access, online SNAP training.

• Access the training – click here

• You can then apply for a licence for clinical practice use by clicking on one of the links at the bottom of this page, depending on which tool you require.

• All staff (and future staff) from your organisation who will deliver the SNAP intervention need to complete the training – but they can do this via the link to the training page after you have secured the licence.

Licences for research use

• If the research is using one of the tools only to identify areas of unmet support need in patients, but not to address those needs (i.e. where health care professionals will not be delivering the SNAP intervention in clinical practice), then there is no requirement to complete the online SNAP training (although it can still be accessed and completed if you are interested). You can apply for a licence for research use by clicking on one of the links at the bottom of this page, depending on which tool you require.

• If the research study is using one of the tools to identify areas of unmet support need in patients and to address those needs (i.e. where health care professionals will deliver the SNAP intervention in clinical practice), then this is “clinical practice use”. You will therefore need to first complete the short, free to access online SNAP training. Follow the guidance above for “Clinical practice use”. You will also need a licence for research use (follow the guidance above).

Licence for translation

If you wish to translate one of the tools linguistically and/or culturally, click on one of the links at the bottom of this page, depending on which tool you require.

Licences for systematic reviews

If you wish to use one of the tools within in a systematic review (e.g. as a framework of patient support needs) you can apply for a licence for this by clicking on one of the links at the bottom of this page, depending on which tool you require.

Licences for teaching

If you wish to use one of the tools within teaching you need to complete the short, free to access, online SNAP training (see 'Licences for clinical practice use' above). You can then apply for a licence for teaching use by clicking on one of the links at the bottom of this page, depending on which tool you require.

Please click one of the following links to access the licences and tool you require:

1. The original SNAP Tool for adult patients with predominantly chronic or progressive conditions

2. The SNAP-MH Tool for those with predominantly mental health conditions

3. The SNAP-HL Tool for those with hearing loss [LINK FORTHCOMING - PLEASE CONTACT US]