The Challenge
Where occupational health teams get exposed
Employers and HR technology providers deploying health assessment tools in the workplace face a compliance landscape that is more complex than most legal or HR teams realise. Tools that screen for neurodevelopmental conditions, assess mental health, or inform reasonable adjustment decisions under the Equality Act 2010 carry clinical risk obligations that require proper documentation, clinical oversight, and in some cases MHRA registration. Getting this wrong does not just create regulatory exposure. It creates employment tribunal risk.
Our Deliverables
What we help occupational health and HR teams with
Regulatory Clarity
Establishing the regulatory status of your tools before deployment.
- SaMD classification for workplace health tools
- MHRA pathway assessment
- Clinical risk profile review
Clinical Governance
Building the documentation and oversight framework your deployment requires.
- Clinical safety case documentation
- Hazard log for health assessment tools
- Deployment governance framework
Compliance Advisory
Ongoing advisory as your tools and obligations evolve.
- Equality Act 2010 compliance mapping
- Reasonable adjustment framework advisory
- CSO retainer for ongoing clinical oversight
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Workplace Tool Regulatory Review
- Cleaner leads. Faster handoff.
Clinical Safety Documentation
- Clinical governance in place. Deployment compliant.
Reasonable Adjustment Framework
- Legal exposure reduced. Duty of care documented.
Typical outcomes
The impact of clinical governance in the workplace
increase in
employment
tribunal cases citing ADHD since 2020 — clinical governance is no longer optional for employers deploying health tools
of HR
teams
report confidence in their Equality Act obligations for neurodivergent employees — SDHA closes that gap
“Employers deploying health assessment tools in the workplace are operating in a clinical risk environment, the ones who build the governance framework first are the ones who stay out of tribunals.”
Dr Jide Idowu, Founder, SDHA
- Regulatory Review
SaMD classification review for a workplace wellbeing platform with embedded mental health assessment features. Regulatory status confirmed, MHRA pathway mapped, and clinical risk documentation built before enterprise deployment.
- Clinical Safety
DCB0129 clinical safety documentation for a neurodevelopmental pre-screening tool deployed across a 5,000-person workforce. Hazard log, safety case, and CSO sign-off completed before rollout.
- Equality Act Advisory
Reasonable adjustment framework designed for a FTSE 250 employer following a significant increase in neurodivergent employee disclosures. Policy framework, line manager guidance, and clinical governance structure all delivered within six weeks.
