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Clinical safety, made readable.
Plain-English guides to the standards, frameworks and roles that decide whether digital health products get built safely and bought confidently.
- Standards7 min read
DCB0129: Clinical Risk Management for Health IT Manufacturers — explained
What DCB0129 actually requires, why NHS buyers ask for it, and how to build a Safety Case that holds up to scrutiny.
Read article - Standards6 min read
DCB0160: Clinical Risk Management for NHS Deployers — explained
DCB0160 is the deployer's responsibility — and it doesn't disappear just because your supplier has DCB0129. Here's what NHS organisations actually need to do.
Read article - Frameworks8 min read
DTAC v2: what changed, what NHS buyers look for, and how to prepare
The Digital Technology Assessment Criteria moved to v2 with sharper expectations on clinical safety, AI, accessibility and interoperability. Here's the plain-English version.
Read article - Medical Devices7 min read
Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) in the UK — do you need to register?
Not every health app is a medical device. But many that don't think they are, are. Here's how to make the right call without over- or under-classifying.
Read article - AI & AVT8 min read
AI and AVT (ambient scribe) compliance: the NHS requirements in plain English
Ambient voice technology and clinical AI are moving faster than the rulebook. Here's the compliance baseline NHS buyers now expect.
Read article - Roles6 min read
What is a Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) — and what should a good one actually do?
The CSO role is misunderstood. Here's what the standard requires, what a great CSO does beyond that, and why fractional CSOs are now the norm.
Read article - Insights9 min read
The NHS market entry roadmap for digital health suppliers
From idea to first NHS contract — the realistic order of operations for compliance, evidence and procurement.
Read article - Insights7 min read
AI assurance in healthcare: what good actually looks like
Beyond the model card. A practical view of what assured clinical AI looks like in 2026 — and how to evidence it.
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