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This year, over 50 digital health suppliers took part in our survey to share their compliance challenges. With this data, the Naq team has compiled a snapshot of what compliance has looked like for innovators like you including: 💷 How much money you're spending on compliance? 📈 Where you'd reinvest this money if you could? ⏰ How many hours did innovators like you spend on compliance this year? ⚠️ What is your biggest compliance challenge? Here’s what the numbers reveal about your year in compliance ⬇️ 🎯 Looking for more compliance insights? Download our 2024 State of Digital Health Compliance report to learn more - including which frameworks innovators like you are prioritising for next year: https://lnkd.in/eqJw27V5 #NaqComplianceWrapped #DigitalHealth #EfficiencyInCompliance #Naq

This year Naq walked away with the Home Grown Business Enabler of the Year Award at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards. This award is presented to a business that goes above and beyond to enable and support the success and growth of others throughout a variety of sectors. Following this exciting win they shared: "We're thrilled to be named Business Enabler of the Year. This award recognises the work we do to empower incredible healthcare innovators, enabling them to simplify and streamline compliance so they can focus on bringing their innovations to market faster and solve some of healthcare's biggest challenges, without the usual complexity and high costs. #AwardWinner #BBEA24 Nadia K.

💡 🤔 How did Citizen Care Health Solutions fast-track compliance and streamline their entry into the UK healthcare market with Naq? Entering the UK healthcare market is no small task. With its stringent compliance frameworks like NHS DSPT, DTAC, DCB 0129, and Cyber Essentials, navigating the requirements can feel overwhelming - especially for international companies unfamiliar with NHS protocols. Citizen Care Health, a Canada-based digital health company, faced this challenge head-on. The company provides cutting-edge health monitoring solutions to improve chronic disease management, but scaling into the UK required them to meet NHS compliance standards to gain adoption. Initially, Citizen Care Health explored hiring consultants, but the high costs and extended timelines threatened their ability to focus on product development and growth. They needed a cost-effective, efficient solution that wouldn’t derail their expansion plans. That’s where Naq came in. Through its automated compliance platform and expert support team, Citizen Care Health: ✅ Achieved compliance with key frameworks like DSPT, DTAC, and GDPR in record time. ✅ Reduced their compliance costs by over 50% compared to traditional consultancy. ✅ Streamlined their cybersecurity and clinical safety processes using Naq's tools and expert guidance. The platform’s automation features were game-changing, allowing Citizen Care Health to manage risk, generate policies, and provide training effortlessly. Naq’s Clinical Safety Officers also guided them through the complexities of DCB 0129 compliance, ensuring their solution met NHS safety standards. With Naq, Citizen Care Health was able to fast-track their entry into the UK healthcare market while maintaining their commitment to safety and innovation. 📖 Learn more about Citizen Care Health's compliance journey here: https://lnkd.in/eg4J7juj

In this week’s episode Peter Hansell shares his journey from consultancy with an engineering background into the world of healthcare by helping providers support patients throughout their care journey with Isla Health | B Corp™. We discussed:  💼 The career pivot from consultancy into healthtech 🌟 Starting businesses since childhood and having that entrepreneurial trait 🧩 Dealing with the complexities of building a healthtech company 🛠️ The framework to building a company in healthcare 📈 0 to 1 of building Isla Health 💡 The importance of exploring commercial models before pilots and contracts 🤝 How to secure the first meeting with the right stakeholder 🎓 The value of joining programmes like the NHS Innovation Accelerator 🏥 How does Isla Health help move patients through the clinical pathway 🎯 How to overcome shiny object syndrome 💰 The fundraising journey and advice for founders 🌱 Building a company sustainably for 18 months using revenue 🤖 The future of AI in healthcare and Isla Health Episode sponsored by Naq Links in the comments!

💡 Attention Innovators: An opportunity to transform dementia care The Alzheimer's Society Accelerator Programme, in collaboration with the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP), is now open for applications until the 6th of December! This programme is aimed at innovators both inside and outside the NHS, supporting ideas that can improve the lives of people affected by dementia. If you're an early-stage innovator solving problems in the dementia space, this is your chance to accelerate your innovation with: 💷 Up to £100K funding 🤝 12 months of expert support innovation 🌟Opportunities to learn from people living with dementia through co-creation 👩💻 Peer-to-peer learning through the Innovation Collective Applications close on 6th December, so don’t miss out! Find all the details, including a Q&A session and application handbook, here: https://bit.ly/40WwocT Every month, we share opportunities like these and the latest healthtech and digital health funding opportunities in our Naq Monthly Round-Up. You'll also get the latest healthcare compliance news, updates on cyber security, and tips and tricks to navigate regulatory requirements with ease. Sign up for our Round-Up here 👇 https://bit.ly/40WwoJV

💡 How did GeneralPractice.AI streamline compliance and get their product NHS ready? Innovating in healthcare is no easy feat - building a solution, raising funding, selling into the NHS... and then there’s compliance. Founded by Dr Angus Perry, GP AI streamlines GP onboarding and helps clinicians to create personalised treatment plans for chronic diseases, helping patients manage conditions like diabetes and hypertension. As the product grew, so did the stakes. GP AI needed to meet stringent compliance standards, including: 📋 NHS DSPT 📋 DTAC 📋 DCB0129 📋 Cyber Essentials 📋 GDPR Without these certifications, health boards and practice managers would be reluctant - and unable - to adopt the platform. Dr. Perry initially explored hiring consultants to guide him through the compliance process, but the quotes, starting at £20,000, were prohibitive for a small startup. Compliance threatened to become a costly, time-consuming roadblock to selling his solution into the NHS. Through peers in the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme, Dr. Perry discovered Naq. The platform offered exactly what he needed: an affordable, user-friendly way to navigate complex regulatory requirements without compromising his focus on innovation. With Naq, Dr. Perry: ✅ Streamlined compliance through Naq's automated platform. ✅ Completed key milestones in GDPR, CE, DSPT and DTAC in just 3 months. ✅ Saved £10,000+ in compliance costs. ✅ Is maintaining continuous compliance, ensuring his product is developed in line with NHS requirements. "Naq demystifies the whole compliance process," Angus explained. "It breaks down what could be a really overwhelming task into manageable steps. The platform is intuitive, and the auto-document generation is a game-changer." This is the power of smart compliance: enabling healthcare innovators to focus on what truly matters - delivering life-changing solutions. 📖 Read Dr. Angus Perry's and GP AI's full journey here 👇 https://bit.ly/414TA9b #digitalhealth #nhs #healthinnovation #healthtech #compliance

💡 What’s holding the NHS back from innovation? While the NHS remains the world’s most iconic healthcare system, it faces significant challenges when it comes to adopting innovative solutions. Naq CTO Chris Clinton recently contributed to a thought-provoking piece in Health Tech News exploring these barriers and how they can be overcome. Key insights include: 👉 The tension between compliance and innovation: “The risk-averse culture, while essential for patient safety, often acts as a barrier to rapid adoption of new technologies.” 👉 What’s needed to unlock progress: “Clearer compliance frameworks and support structures that ensure safe innovation.” Explore Chris' insights and discover more perspectives from industry thought-leaders below 👇 https://bit.ly/40VGF9r #NHS #Innovation #PatientSafety #Compliance #HealthTech #DigitalHealth #IndustryInsights

An Award-Winning November for Naq! 🎉 As the month comes to an end, we’re excited to share that Naq has received two prestigious awards this month, along with a special recognition for our CEO! 🏆 Business Enabler of the Year 🏆 Awarded at The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards This award celebrates our work in helping health innovators bring their solutions to market faster by simplifying the often overwhelming complexities and high costs of compliance. ✨ Highly Commended: Security Innovation of the Year ✨ UK IT Industry Awards, hosted by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT Recognising Naq's innovative platform, which makes cyber security more accessible for digital health, empowering innovators to achieve and maintain the security measures that ensure compliance and genuinely protect their businesses and solutions. 💡 Nadia Kadhim recognised in TechRound BAME50 💡 And last but definitely not least, our CEO Nadia Kadhim has been named one of TechRound’s BAME50, highlighting the remarkable contributions of underrepresented entrepreneurs and business leaders across the UK and Europe. These milestones wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible dedication of our team, the trust of our customers, and the unwavering support of our partners, investors, and community. Thanks again to The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards, Home Grown Club, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, The Channel Company, Computing and TechRound for the recognition! 🎉 #UKITAwards #BBEA #Awards #Innovation #CyberSecurity #Compliance #BusinessExcellence

Annnd that's a wrap! 🎬🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on on navigating AI standards for digital health developers! We'd also like to extend a special thank you to our fantastic panelists - Professor Sam Shah, Rob Wright, Yasmin Karsan, Nicolas Belissent, and Chris Clinton - whose expertise made for an insightful, engaging and lively discussion on some of the opportunities and challenges AI presents for the sector. If you missed the session or want a refresher, view the recording here: https://lnkd.in/eRrTGcdy

👏 Huge congratulations to GeneralPractice.AI on achieving DTAC and NHS DCB0129 compliance! We’re proud to have supported their journey to ensure patient safety and regulatory success. 🚀 Check out our case study to see how Naq’s platform helps healthcare innovators like GeneralPractice.AI streamline compliance and reach their goals faster: https://lnkd.in/eRCDVjup