Blog tagged as software validation

When Safety Doesn't Sell, Visibility Must
The recent HSJ article When safety does not sell lays out something uncomfortable but familiar.

We are very good at analysing harm. We are less good at redesigning the systems that allow predictable harm to continue

Medication errors are used as the example, but the underlying issue is broader. Digita...


17 Feb 2026 07:58 PM
Delaying an EPR Go-Live Might Be the Most Patient Centred Decision a Trust Can Make

An £88 million EPR programme just hit pause.


Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group has delayed the go-live of its Meditech Expanse EPR by a year. Not because the programme failed. But because leadership decided that going live before they were truly ready would not serve patients, clinicians...


23 Jan 2026 07:49 PM
Why Software Validation Keeps Failing Us in Healthcare—And What We Can Do About It
Learn the five interconnected failures that undermine software validation and UAT in the clinical lab.
12 Sep 2025 10:24 PM
CSV vs CSA:  From "Test Everything" to "Test What Matters"

The FDA’s shift from Computer System Validation (CSV) to Computer Software Assurance (CSA) is often described as a move from “test everything” to “test what matters.”  


For clinical laboratories and blood banks, that is both liberating and unsettling. We work in environments where patient s...


14 Aug 2025 06:33 PM
Automated Testing in Clinical UAT: Smart When Repetitive, Risky When Misused

Healthcare systems are under intense pressure—staffing shortages, tighter budgets, rising operational demands—all while navigating the relentless pace of digital transformation.

When we talk about improving operational efficiency, testing often flies under the radar. Let’s be honest—software validati...

03 Jul 2025 09:55 PM