Colleagues from MindTech and the Institute of Mental Health have raised concerns about a new international quality standard for health and wellness apps, recently published by the  International Organisation for Standardisation.

Alongside a panel of experts, Dr Michael Craven and Professor Tom Dening have published their comments and recommendations in the Lancet this week, arguing that, “in its current form, the standard could stigmatise some app users and worsen inequalities in access to digital health technologies.”

Read the article in full here.

Dr Craven has previously contributed to the development of UK standards for healthcare apps, and both he and Professor Dening are members of the INTERDEM Assistive Technologies Taskforce – read their recent position paper here.