DCB 0129 is the clinical risk management standard which manufacturers of health IT systems and apps need to comply with. The standard is governed by NHS Digital and compliance is mandatory under the Health and Social care Act 2012.
Digital health technology can introduce as well as mitigate clinical risk. NHS Digital requires that organisations who manufacture health IT systems and apps undertake a formal risk assessment and evidence the measures which have been put in place to mitigate risk. Proactively demonstrating that a product is safe helps to protect from litigation and visibly demonstrates best-practice to customers.
Safehand provides expert consultancy services to manage clinical risk in health IT systems, maintain patient safety and comply with standards DCB 0129 and DCB 0160.