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Silvia Health Appoints Clinical Safety Officer and Governance Lead
Dr Lucy Buckley and The Digital Health Assurance Company to oversee clinical safety as Silvia prepares for NHS collaboration
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Silvia Health, the Manchester-based medtech platform embedding structured, guideline-aligned clinical reasoning into menopause care, has appointed The Digital Health Assurance Company, led by Dr Lucy Buckley, to provide formal Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) and governance oversight as the company prepares for NHS collaboration and wider deployment.
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About Dr Lucy Buckley
Dr Buckley is a registered Pharmacist and holds a PhD from the University of Manchester. Her career spans academic drug discovery and development, NHS and private sector clinical practice, pharmaceutical industry leadership, and digital health entrepreneurship.
She founded The Digital Health Assurance Company to strengthen quality of care, governance and regulatory readiness across the UK digital health ecosystem. In addition to advising founders and investors, she serves as a Board Advisor within medtech investment portfolios and is a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at The University of Manchester.
Her appointment marks a significant milestone in Silvia Health's evolution from early-stage platform to governance-ready medtech organisation.
Governance for NHS readiness
Silvia Health is building the structured clinical logic layer that supports safer, more consistent menopause consultations in primary care. As the platform prepares for NHS pilot activity, Dr Buckley's team will oversee formal clinical safety management aligned to DCB0129 standards, structured hazard logging and assurance processes consistent with NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC).
“We are building serious clinical technology. Governance cannot be an afterthought. Lucy and her team bring deep cross-system expertise spanning clinical practice, pharma, digital health and investment. Her oversight strengthens our clinical safety framework at a critical stage in our growth.”
“At The Digital Health Assurance Company, we take a governance-led approach to innovation to support our clients to deliver the safest health technologies. Silvia Health has taken the right approach by working on their clinical safety from the outset. We are very excited to support Silvia Health as it prepares for engagement with the NHS.”
The partnership reflects a shared commitment to patient safety, structured clinical governance and responsible digital health development within the UK regulatory landscape.