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Sofie Hunt
Customer Success Manager
Squirrel™ Success Management

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After launching late last year, the Orchard Alliance is bringing together some of the biggest names in Digital Health. Together, we are supporting healthtech innovators, from early start-ups to global companies, in developing, assuring and certifying their innovations. The Alliance has built a frictionless process for digital health technologies to get to market. This promotes our shared vision of a healthier future where innovations get to those who need them the most.

Acorn Compliance is delighted to partner up with ORCHA and Blüm Health to bring together AI-driven solutions that help innovators holistically. Imagine the obstacles that innovators face when trying to get compliant and sell to the NHS. Now, the Orchard Alliance is eliminating those obstacles by guiding innovators from solution development, compliance, to commercialisation. 

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How the Orchard Alliance Supports Innovators

Whether you’re in the early stages of product development and just beginning to consider compliance, or you're ready to bring your solution to the NHS, the Orchard Alliance offers tailored support every step of the way.

Engaging Blüm Health early in your product development process ensures that your innovation is set up for success. Acorn Compliance provides the DTAC Squirrel™, an AI-powered platform and coach that simplifies the complexities of DTAC compliance, handling the heavy lifting on your behalf.

Once your innovation meets regulatory standards, ORCHA will verify compliance against the NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) and the globally recognized Global Baseline Review. ORCHA then distributes your solution through their libraries, formularies, and compliance portals, reaching decision-makers, procurers, and clinical teams who recommend solutions to patients. This distribution network ensures your product is in front of the healthcare professionals and commissioners actively seeking tools to improve patient care and outcomes.

By integrating compliance from the start of your product development lifecycle, innovators can achieve a smoother, faster route to market. With an average timeframe of just 8 weeks for DTAC compliance, your solution is well-positioned to gain visibility and traction in a competitive healthcare market.

The Orchard Alliance offers an efficient, end-to-end process to help you bring your digital health innovation from development to deployment, ensuring it has the best possible chance of success.

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Can the Orchard Alliance support other frameworks?

It doesn’t stop there. DTAC is only the start of the regulatory journey that innovators can expect from the Orchard Alliance. With ORCHA already assessing against various global frameworks, including the US focused Digital Health Assessment Framework (DHAF), and Squirrel™ improved with HIPAA compliance in March, the Orchard Alliance is ready to help innovators break into the US market. 

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Who is the Orchard Alliance?

The Orchard Alliance comprises three organisations working in collaboration to bring this mission to life, leveraging years of industry knowledge and expertise.

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Blüm Health

The natural starting point for innovators who are pre-MVP or looking to scale their capabilities is Blüm Health, who are a leading developer of digital health technologies, having built several products with both the NHS and Industry. Blüm Health can support early stage innovators to discover, design and develop their products in a way that can integrate seamlessly with NHS ecosystems, whilst also helping drive solutions into the market

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Acorn Compliance

Acorn Compliance provides the highest rated automated compliance platform, to guide innovators through their DTAC compliance journey. Key for any solutions looking to sell into the NHS, the Digital Technology Assessment Criteria is a set of standardised requirements which must be met in order for products to be adopted into the NHS ecosystem. By implementing the world’s first AI DTAC coach, Acorn Compliance can demystify and streamline the compliance process, guiding innovators with automated evidence generation, including coverage of key compliances such as Cyber Essentials and NHS Digital Security and Protection Toolkit, which are requirements for DTAC compliance.

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Unlock Access to the UK Market, NHS and beyond with ORCHA

When you're ready to enter the UK market and the NHS, ORCHA is the essential partner to help you get there. ORCHA’s expert Assessment team evaluates your digital health solution through the ORCHA Baseline Review and against the DTAC criteria, awarding a DTAC badge and certificate to verify compliance and ensure the highest standards of quality.

As a leader in promoting the adoption of safe, effective digital health solutions, ORCHA collaborates with health and care organisations across the UK and globally, including the US and Canada. Through its Libraries, formularies and The Health Innovation Network-branded Digital Health Compliance Portal, ORCHA facilitates seamless distribution and market access, enabling NHS organisations and other UK health entities to identify and adopt solutions that meet vital safety and regulatory standards.

By partnering with distributors such as Mind UK, ORCHA amplifies the visibility, reach, and impact of your innovation, ensuring it connects with healthcare professionals, commissioners, and decision-makers actively seeking solutions to improve patient outcomes.

For innovators looking to enter the UK market and the NHS, ORCHA is the key partner for ensuring compliance, driving adoption, and maximizing impact.

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Interested to learn more about how your digital health product can benefit from the Orchard Alliance? Book a call today. 

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