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Healthtech and mental health software development
Health products fail in two ways: they never ship, or they ship without the data protection, safeguarding and regulatory thinking that health demands. We build digital health, therapy and wellbeing platforms that do both — launched fast, and built for special category data from the first line of code.
What we solve for you.
You're handling health data and can't afford to get it wrong.
UK/EU hosting, encryption, role-based access, audit trails, consent records and data-rights tooling are designed in — and we help with the technical side of your DPIA.
You're not sure where the regulatory lines are.
We design around the real boundaries — CQC scope, MHRA software-as-a-medical-device rules, HCPC protected titles — so your product stays on the right side of them as it grows.
Generic agencies treat a therapy app like a to-do app.
Safeguarding pathways, clinician verification, explainable matching and clear AI limits are standard in our health builds — not afterthoughts.
Why teams like yours choose us.
- Built for UK GDPR special category (health) data from day one
- Clinician verification against HCPC and PSA-accredited registers
- Safeguarding: crisis signposting built into intake flows
- AI that supports, never diagnoses — explainable by design
- Built so NHS DSPT and DTAC assessments go smoothly
The packages that fit.
Quick answers.
Does a therapy-matching platform need CQC registration?
In England, usually not — a platform that introduces clients to independent clinical psychologists, counsellors or psychotherapists generally sits outside CQC registration. Adding doctors (including psychiatrists), nurses, prescribing, mental-health social workers, or the platform itself employing or directing clinicians, can change that. We design the flows to match your model and flag anything that moves it — the full breakdown is in our guide to building a healthcare app in the UK.
Is an AI matching feature a medical device?
Software that diagnoses, triages or recommends treatment can be a medical device under MHRA rules. Matching people to practitioners on their stated preferences generally is not — as long as it doesn't use symptoms, severity or clinical scores to decide urgency or level of care. We build AI features that interpret and rank — never diagnose — and keep the product wording consistent with that.
How much does it cost to build a healthtech MVP?
A production-grade healthtech MVP starts from £24,000 with Softgen, with data protection and safeguarding designed into the build rather than bolted on. We start with a Discovery Sprint (from £4,950) that fixes the scope, price and date before any code is written.
Know before you build.
How to build a healthcare or mental health app in the UK (2026 guide)
Health apps live or die on the rules around them. Here's the UK regulatory map — data protection, CQC, MHRA, HCPC and NHS standards — and how to design so it helps you, not blocks you.
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