Regulating Health Apps
In 2014, a meeting was held jointly with the Academy of Medical Sciences on Health apps: regulation and quality control. The ongoing expansion of health applications (apps) constitute a grey area for regulation. There are unresolved issues for regulators, app developers and users. This meeting brought together software developers, distributors, accreditors, academics, clinicians and policy representatives with regulators to foster cross-disciplinary solutions. After identifying some of the key challenges emerging from the UK regulatory system, the meeting proposed potential solutions to create a clear and integrated process to regulate health apps.
Safety and Efficacy of Medical Devices and Systems
In 2012, a roundtable forum was held jointly with the Academy of Medical Sciences to explore alternative pathways to establishing the safety and efficacy of medical devices and systems. There were many innovative engineered devices and systems under development that have the potential to provide effective and cost-effective solutions. However, their application in patient care faces a number of regulatory challenges.
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