UK Ethnic Bias In Medtech Review To Probe AI Algorithms And Regulatory Gaps

 
• By Eliza Slawther

There is potential for ethnic and socio-economic bias in medical device design, funding allocation and regulatory guidelines, according to the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), which has commissioned a review to uncover the extent of the problem.

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Is the UK’s regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), doing enough to mitigate potential biases in medical devices?

That is the question being examined by the independent ‘Equity in medical devices’ review, commissioned by the former Secretary...

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