- Plan comes in response to independent report identifying the extent and impact of ethnic and other biases in the design and use of medical devices
- It is part of ongoing work to tackle disparities within the healthcare system, which includes addressing issues from the design stage and extra funding for applications for new devices that work without bias
The government has today announced action to tackle potential bias in the design and use of medical devices, as it accepts recommendations from a UK-first independent review into equity in medical devices.
The Department of Health and Social Care commissioned senior health experts to identify potential biases in these devices and recommend how to tackle them…
