Regulatory consultancy, compliance & training for health IT manufacturers and healthcare organisations

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Every day our team of 16 Clinical Safety Officers assists more than 160 organisations with their compliance strategy.

For more information about the DCB 0129/0160 standards and how they work, visit our five minute guide.

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Working with Safehand Consulting, and particularly our Clinical Safety Officer Lucy Birks, has been an outstanding experience. Lucy has been phenomenally helpful—pragmatic, calm, and highly skilled at rationalising and simplifying complex regulatory processes. She integrates into our ways of working, providing expert guidance without adding unnecessary burden. Safehand is a consulting firm that genuinely works with you, not just for you, ensuring clinical safety compliance is both achievable and embedded effectively within our organisation. We are grateful for their expertise and ongoing support.

Dr Laura Falvey
Executive Clinical Director, Reset Health and Roczen
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"In a digital health business, we need to work with people who are domain experts who can simplify complex challenges and are great at listening to new ideas and alternative viewpoints. Whether its Medical Device compliance or DCB0129, Safehand just get the job done and deliver what they say they will."

Roko Malkoč, Better by Marand
Product Manager, Better Meds

We contacted Safehand to consult on the DCB0129 process with us towards the end of 2024. Being a small team, the process was initially daunting but Paul and the Safehand team helped break the process down for us and provided expert guidance on what was required.

Euan Torano
Software Engineering Manager, BlueSky Wireless

Working with Safehand on our DCB0129 compliance was straightforward. The process was well established and robust. Our allocated CSO was an expert with real-world experience in our field and was able to quickly understand the product and its applications. We are very happy with the flexibility in supporting ongoing compliance.

Emily Baker
Business Development Manager, ITE Medical

There is so much to unpack around clinical safety and DCB0129/DCB0160 compliance. Before working with Safehand this was a painfully complex space which organisationally we knew little about. We found it challenging to understand the processes and ways to implement across our organisation. Fast forward and with their help we are making inroads and for all the right reasons.

Safehand have made the experience genuinely positive, interesting and engaging - those are words that I never thought I would use to describe our approach to 'clinical safety'. Marvellously talented people and very kind at heart. A pleasure to work with. There is a reason they have such a good reputation. If you are stuck with clinical safety, give them a call today.

Andy Martin
National ICS Lead, Change Grow Live

"Clinical safety and compliance forms the bedrock of a reliable product that can be trusted by healthcare providers. Safehand have supported MaST to develop a portfolio of documents and processes, to ensure we are compliant with DCB 0160. MaST uses data and analytics to support mental health clinicians to make decisions and so having sound advice and clarity on product regulatory position is of utmost importance. Safehand have been supportive and responsive and have helped us navigate the clinical safety landscape."

Caroline Gadd
Director, MaST

We found Safehand to be an excellent organisation to work with when completing our DCB0129. They demonstrated their experience and a breadth and depth of knowledge, which when coupled with their ability to communicate complicated issues clearly, made what could have been a difficult process very manageable. We wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them to any other organisation looking for a competent CSO.

Julie Evason
MD, Health Diagnostics

"Thank you so much for all your help. You've been fantastic and I am absolutely delighted with the process and report."

Fiona Steven
CEO, Know As You Go

As a leading supplier of critical Emergency and non-emergency Ambulance systems, our focus is always to deliver clinically safe and compliant systems and functionality to our customers. In partnership with the expert and knowledgeable team at Safehand, we have been able to ensure compliance with DCB0129 across all our platforms. The team at Safehand have a unique understanding of the challenges that supplier organisations face in the ever-challenging digital world. Their approach is one of collaborative working, creating all the required documentation, providing clear and constructive feedback and advice, and supporting the overall process as a critical friend. Understanding that Clinical Safety is an on-going process, Safehand are now further supporting us with embedding Clinical Safety into the heart of our culture.

Phil Smith
Customer Engagement and Experience, Cleric Software Solutions

Working with Safehand has been a pleasure from first contact with their Managing Director regarding developing a suite of documentation to ensure compliance with DCB0129 to our ongoing relationship with our Clinical Safety Officer contracted via Safehand. They not only have an excellent understanding of the legislative requirements, but have broad experience and knowledge of the healthcare sector which has helped us painlessly navigate our way through what is a complex process and requirement.

Joanne Ross
Business Manager, EPAQ Systems Ltd.
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Our clients include...

AliveCor
AliveCor
University Hospital Southampton
Daysix
Ambu
4S Dawn
Terrafix
Static Systems Group (nurse call system)
Quantum Health Solutions
Gamma Telecom Ltd
mTuitive UK
STCS Ltd
Schappit
Icentia
Ontex
Immundiagnostik AG
Inform Health
Technomed
Treatment Technologies Insights (TTI)
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Vital Signs Solutions Ltd
Health Diagnostics
Accenda
Klinik Healthcare Solutions UK
Meditech
Cleric Computer Services
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EIDO Healthcare
Road to Health Group
TCR (Nottingham)
BridgeHead Software
Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy
Zoom Video Communication
Bliksund
Soft Options
Priority Solutions
Cleric Computer Services
Interactive Studios
Alcidion
Cyber Media Solutions
Current Health
Northstar Scientific
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For more information about our digital health compliance services get in touch by calling us or using our online enquiry form.

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