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Written question asked by Kate Green (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 March 2022 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 21 March 2022. A substantive answer was provided by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health Services: ICT

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of how many and what proportion providers of IT clinical settings are compliant with the information standard DBC0129 on clinical risk management.

Answer

All health IT system providers working with the National Health Service are expected to meet the DCB0129 standard. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, it is the responsibility of local NHS providers to assess the supplier and confirm the system meets the DCB0129 standard. To deploy the system responsibly, the NHS organisation would need to review the suppliers Clinical Safety Case Report and determine that the system met the DCB0129 standard.

There is currently no central assessment of the proportion of provider conformity with the information standard DCB0129. From April 2022, NHS organisations will be required to report on their compliance with the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) for all digital health technologies and clinical systems used in the organisation. The DTAC standards include compliance with the DCB0129 clinical risk management standard, therefore this assurance process will collect the proportion of providers which are compliant in future.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
141194
Session
2021-22
Related items
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Subjects
Data protection Health services ICT Patients Safety
Link
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