Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Mental health funding of £1.8 million welcomed by NICE and MHRA to explore regulation of digital mental health tools
10 October 2022 - NICE and the MHRA have been awarded £1.8 million funding by Wellcome over three years to explore and produce guidance on regulating digital mental health tools.
There has been a large increase in the number of digital mental health tools on the market in recent years. However, these products present regulatory challenges such as clarity around whether they are medical devices and, if so, which risk classification they would fall under.
