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CQC shifts focus from inspections to data and feedback

The Care Quality Commission will push ahead with plans to scale down inspections and instead rely more heavily on data
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Data to underpin inspections – CQC

The Care Quality Commission has issued a consultation suggesting it could revert to trying to spot problems using data and
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Barcoded medicines to prevent fake drugs

All prescription medicines will need to carry a barcode on their packaging to reduce the risk of counterfeit and unsafe
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BSI publishes apps development standard

The British Standards Institution has published a set of standards to support developers creating health and wellness apps.
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Is there a regulation for that?

Richard Brady, a surgical registrar, is worried that too many medical apps have too little medical input – and may
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