DTAC reform: webinar with the Department of Health and Social Care/NHS England Joint Policy Unit

Join this webinar to hear from the Department of Health and Social Care/NHS England Joint Policy Unit on the updated NHS England Digital Technology Assessment Criteria form and guidance.

Following a review and extensive feedback from NHS organisations and suppliers, NHS England has refreshed the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) form and published new guidance. The update simplifies the process while maintaining patient safety, removing unnecessary duplication with other assurance routes and providing clearer, more practical guidance.

What’s changed?

• A new DTAC form with a 25% reduction in questions, de duplicated with processes such as the data security and protection toolkit and the pre acquisition questionnaire

• Clearer guidance explaining DTAC’s purpose, scope and how to complete assessments

• Confirmed scope alignment with NICE, focusing DTAC on software based digital health technologies

The previous DTAC form should now be retired, with full transition to the updated form by 6 April 2026.