A named CSO
without hiring in-house.
I provide contract Clinical Safety Officer support for NHS digital health and SaMD suppliers that need accountable DCB 0129 sign-off, post-go-live change review and ongoing clinical safety governance.
If you need a contract CSO.
You may already know the problem: the NHS buyer, DTAC reviewer or clinical safety committee is asking for a named Clinical Safety Officer, a hazard log, a clinical safety case report or evidence that product changes are being reviewed after launch.
This page is for supplier-side support. I can act as the contracted named CSO for suitable DCB 0129 scopes, prepare or maintain the clinical safety evidence, and give product teams a clinician who understands the workflow as well as the paperwork. For existing-case review or external CSO support, see the independent Clinical Safety Officer page.
Three ways to work together.
The right model depends on whether you are preparing for first NHS go-live, maintaining a live product, or dealing with a specific release or incident.
DCB 0129 package
A fixed-fee package for the CSCR, clinical risk management file, hazard log, safety requirements, monitoring plan and CSO review. The four-week target depends on evidence readiness and resolution of safety actions; sign-off is conditional on the evidence.
Pricing and scope →Named CSO retainer
For a suitable stable or low-change product that needs a named CSO, hazard log custody, quarterly surveillance review, change triage and recurring clinical safety governance. Retainers start from £800/month and include up to three hours of routine CSO work each month; additional work is £125/hour. Higher-change products are scoped separately.
Ask about retainer fit →Handover, change or incident review
Existing safety case review, CSO handover, major releases, newly identified hazards, incidents, DTAC / DSPT cross-walks and trust questions are £125/hour. A substantially complete handover typically takes 6–10 hours, starting with a two-hour £250 review followed by a capped estimate.
See hourly pricing →What the ongoing role covers.
The retainer is for supplier-side DCB 0129 support. Retainers start from £800/month and include up to three hours of routine CSO work each month for suitable stable or low-change products. Additional work is £125/hour; higher-change products are scoped separately.
Good fit, honest mismatch.
Supplier-side digital health products.
Health IT, SaMD, triage, workflow, AI, documentation, monitoring or automation products being used by or sold into the NHS, where your team needs DCB 0129 evidence and a named clinician accountable for clinical safety decisions.
Everything outside clinical safety.
This is not a replacement for UKCA / MDR work, ISO 13485, legal advice, cyber assurance, data protection, full-time employment, or standing as an NHS trust's DCB 0160 CSO unless that is separately contracted through the deploying organisation.
Send the scope first.
If you already know you need a contract Clinical Safety Officer, use this route before booking. Include enough context to judge fit: product, intended use, NHS deployment context, existing evidence and timeline.
Tell me what you need.
Know the evidence before procurement asks.
What a CSO does
The plain-English explanation of Clinical Safety Officer accountability, DCB 0129 and DCB 0160.
Read → ServiceDCB 0129 consultant
The fixed-scope package for pre-go-live hazard logs, CRMF, CSCR and CSO release memo.
Read → ProcurementDTAC explained
How the NHS assessment uses clinical safety evidence and what else a supplier needs to prepare.
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