Independent Clinical Safety Officer - external CSO

Hire an independent CSO
for DCB 0129 evidence.

Dr Chiho Song provides independent and external Clinical Safety Officer support for NHS digital health suppliers that need DCB 0129 clinical safety evidence, named CSO review, hazard logs, Clinical Safety Case Reports and post-go-live safety governance.

ExternalClinical Safety Officer
DCB 0129Supplier-side evidence
Named CSOFor suitable scopes

Search intent

If you are looking for an independent CSO.

This usually means one of three things: your team has no trained registered clinician to own DCB 0129, an NHS buyer has asked for a named CSO before procurement can move, or a reviewer wants external clinical safety challenge before go-live.

I can provide independent supplier-side CSO support where the scope is clinically appropriate. The engagement still needs evidence, product access and authority. An independent CSO is not a signature bought at the end of a project.


What I can cover

Independent challenge with accountable sign-off.

The role can be scoped as a pre-go-live safety case package, an external named CSO retainer, or an independent review of a specific change, incident or evidence pack.

Pre-go-live

DCB 0129 safety case

Intended-use review, hazard workshop, hazard log, Clinical Risk Management File, Clinical Safety Case Report and signed CSO release memo for a defined supplier product release.

DCB 0129 consultant
Ongoing

External named CSO

Supplier-side named CSO support for live or near-live products, including hazard log custody, surveillance review, change triage and recurring clinical safety governance.

Named CSO retainer
Review

Independent safety review

Clinical review of existing CSCRs, hazard logs, DTAC clinical safety evidence, major product changes, new hazards or incident responses before NHS buyer review.

DTAC evidence AI clinical safety review

Independence

External does not mean detached.

Independent challenge outside the product team, with explicit clinical-risk judgement Enough access product, workflow, intended use, controls, evidence and change history Named accountability only where the governance model gives the CSO appropriate authority No rubber stamp sign-off depends on defensible residual risk, not payment Supplier-side focus DCB 0129 for manufacturers and health IT suppliers Clear boundaries DCB 0160 deployer CSO work is scoped separately with the deploying organisation

Fit

Useful when the blocker is clinical safety ownership.

Good fit

Supplier-side NHS digital health products.

SaMD, clinical workflow tools, triage, remote monitoring, AI, documentation, automation or health IT products being sold into the NHS where DCB 0129 evidence, hazard analysis and a named clinician are blocking procurement or go-live.

AI/SaMD clinical safety
Not a fit

Regulatory work outside CSO scope.

This does not replace UKCA / MDR classification, ISO 13485, legal advice, cyber assurance, data protection, clinical trial sponsorship, or full-time employment. If the product is not clinically defensible, I will say so.


Enquiry

Send product context before booking.

If you are deciding whether to hire an independent Clinical Safety Officer, send the product context first. I will tell you whether the fixed package, an external named CSO retainer, an independent review, or a different route makes sense.

Direct cs@csong.health Useful context product, intended use, target NHS organisation, timeline, current hazard log or CSCR
Independent CSO enquiry

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