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8fold DTAC portal

8fold unveils new DTAC Portal

Posted in: Case Studies

Published: May 17, 2023

8foldGovernance has unveiled the UK’s first ‘DTAC Portal’, designed to facilitate compliance and streamline the adoption of health technology in the NHS and social care

Case Study: The KiActiv Journey to DTAC & DCB0129 Compliance

Posted in: Case Studies

Published: May 15, 2023

As a digital health company that values patient safety and compliance, it was important for KiActiv® to find the right advice and guidance from trusted experts in the field of NHS compliance

digital health

History Lesson in Compliance

A Quick History Lesson in Health & Care Compliance

Posted in: Clinical Safety,Data Protection,DCB0129,DCB0160,DSPT,DTAC,GPDPR,Information Governance

Published: March 13, 2023

What NHS organisations expect you to know The health and care compliance landscape has changed dramatically in the last few decades, and with potentially more change on the horizon, a quick history lesson is useful...

Case Study: Insource – The route to DTAC compliance

Posted in: Case Studies

Published: March 8, 2023

Over recent months, the NHS has been doubling down on digital health technology companies to ensure they meet the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC). This is the national baseline criteria that digital technology companies must...

Insource DTAC case study

What is Clinical Safety?

What is Clinical Safety?

Posted in: Clinical Safety,DCB0129

Published: February 13, 2023

What is clinical safety? And, how do we ensure that the health tech products we use every day; whether at home, or in a healthcare setting are deemed to be 'clinically safe'? What is...

Information Governance Professionals V.s Lawyers in Health and Social Care

Posted in: Data Protection,Information Governance

Published: January 18, 2023

Do you need an Information Governance Professional or a Lawyer to apply health and social care data protection law? And anyway, what's the difference? Picture the scene. You think you need to appoint a Data...

Information Governance Professional

New 8fold, New Look

New Year, New Look for 8fold – A Message from Lyndon, our CEO

Posted in: News

Published: January 11, 2023

As some of you might have noticed, 8fold is sporting a new look! Our steady growth over recent years means we’re a different company from the 8foldGovernance that was founded many years ago. Our customers...

We Make Giving Part Of Our Everyday Business

Posted in: Charity Work

Published: December 21, 2022

Here at 8foldGovernance, we believe in businesses being about more than just profit and we endeavour to be a source for social good by giving back. The Christmas season feels like a good time of...

B1G1

NHS DTAC Compliance

The NHS doubles-down with a DTAC compliance audit

Posted in: DTAC

Published: December 5, 2022

NHS DTAC Compliance Audit The word on the grapevine is that NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) are doubling-down on the compliance for the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC), moving it from a ‘nice...

Are we commissioning inequality?

Posted in: Industry views

Published: December 5, 2022

In my previous career as a management consultant, I regularly worked on the basis of the 80-20 rule (concept explained with real world examples of application) which is aimed at maximising efficiency. For many years,...

Blog Blog

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8fold DTAC portal

8fold unveils new DTAC Portal

Posted In: Case Studies

Published: May 17, 2023

8foldGovernance has unveiled the UK’s first ‘DTAC Portal’, designed to facilitate compliance and streamline the adoption of health technology in the NHS and social care

digital health

Case Study: The KiActiv Journey to DTAC & DCB0129 Compliance

Posted In: Case Studies

Published: May 15, 2023

As a digital health company that values patient safety and compliance, it was important for KiActiv® to find the right advice and guidance from trusted experts in the field of NHS compliance

History Lesson in Compliance

A Quick History Lesson in Health & Care Compliance

Posted In: Clinical Safety,Data Protection,DCB0129,DCB0160,DSPT,DTAC,GPDPR,Information Governance

Published: March 13, 2023

What NHS organisations expect you to know The health and care compliance landscape has changed dramatically in the last few decades, and with potentially more change on the horizon, a quick history lesson is useful...

Insource DTAC case study

Case Study: Insource – The route to DTAC compliance

Posted In: Case Studies

Published: March 8, 2023

Over recent months, the NHS has been doubling down on digital health technology companies to ensure they meet the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC). This is the national baseline criteria that digital technology companies must...

What is Clinical Safety?

What is Clinical Safety?

Posted In: Clinical Safety,DCB0129

Published: February 13, 2023

What is clinical safety? And, how do we ensure that the health tech products we use every day; whether at home, or in a healthcare setting are deemed to be 'clinically safe'? What is...

Information Governance Professional

Information Governance Professionals V.s Lawyers in Health and Social Care

Posted In: Data Protection,Information Governance

Published: January 18, 2023

Do you need an Information Governance Professional or a Lawyer to apply health and social care data protection law? And anyway, what's the difference? Picture the scene. You think you need to appoint a Data...

New 8fold, New Look

New Year, New Look for 8fold – A Message from Lyndon, our CEO

Posted In: News

Published: January 11, 2023

As some of you might have noticed, 8fold is sporting a new look! Our steady growth over recent years means we’re a different company from the 8foldGovernance that was founded many years ago. Our customers...

B1G1

We Make Giving Part Of Our Everyday Business

Posted In: Charity Work

Published: December 21, 2022

Here at 8foldGovernance, we believe in businesses being about more than just profit and we endeavour to be a source for social good by giving back. The Christmas season feels like a good time of...

NHS DTAC Compliance

The NHS doubles-down with a DTAC compliance audit

Posted In: DTAC

Published: December 5, 2022

NHS DTAC Compliance Audit The word on the grapevine is that NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) are doubling-down on the compliance for the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC), moving it from a ‘nice...

Blog Blog

Are we commissioning inequality?

Posted In: Industry views

Published: December 5, 2022

In my previous career as a management consultant, I regularly worked on the basis of the 80-20 rule (concept explained with real world examples of application) which is aimed at maximising efficiency. For many years,...

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