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Articles
Software, speed and regulation: the changing face of the medical devices market
01 Sep 2010
Topics: Medical devices, Healthcare
In the month in which BSI Healthcare begins a new market authorization collaboration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, what issues and trends are evident in the medical devices market? What is the likely future of medical devices regulation in light of the European Commission?s ongoing review? And how is BSI Healthcare meeting the challenges of this changing landscape?
11 Sep 2009
Topics: Thatcham, Kitemark®, Healthcare, Canada, Doors, CE mark
When BSI's testing facilities set up shop on Maylands Avenue in Hemel Hempstead back in 1959, the Kitemark® was already half a century old. Today, the imposing four-storey building - renamed Kitemark House in 2006 - is the home of the Kitemark, where much of the testing for Kitemark certification takes place.
Companion Driver System takes the fast track
20 Feb 2009
Topics: Healthcare, CE mark, USA, Americas
In January 2009, BSI performed an Onsite FastTrack Review of the European CE Marking application for the Companion Driver System, with a view to completing the CE Marking review process in 45 working days.
06 Feb 2009
Topics: Healthcare, CE mark
BSI is now offering a new Speed-to-Market programme for class III medical devices needing CE Marking design dossier reviews.
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Medical devices, Healthcare
While standards have typically focused on commonality and creating a universally agreed set of rules and principles, from time to time a standard is needed that ensures things stay very distinct indeed.
06 May 2008
Topics: Information security, ISO/IEC 27001, Healthcare
Capula Healthcare Ltd (CHL), which provides technology and process improvement services in partnership with public and independent sector healthcare providers, has achieved certification from BSI Management Systems UK to the information security management systems (ISMS) standard ISO/IEC 27001. This is the key security requirement set by NHS Connecting for Health, an agency of the Department of Health.
17 Mar 2008
Topics: Medical devices, ISO 13485, Healthcare, Quality management, ISO 9001, USA, Americas
Reglera, a regulatory and quality consulting company, has achieved certification to ISO 13485:2003 Medical Devices and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems by BSI.
28 Jan 2008
Topics: Healthcare, Quality management, ISO 9001, Medical devices, CE mark, Information security, ISO/IEC 27001
The UK's health services have had some trying times in recent years, from MRSA to patient data mismanagement and quality control issues across the board. What should be done to improve the standard of healthcare in the country? John Lamb asks the experts.
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Question: Do companies need to verify their carbon footprint?
Unless a business is regulated by some form of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and/or cap-and-trade regulation (as is the case for some 12,000 installations in Europe), rarely is there the need to either calculate or verify the accuracy of a carbon footprint.
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