British Standards & NHS Telecare Interoperability

Standards & Regulatory
Compliance Matrix

CuraWave™ Health is engineered to adhere to statutory British standards, European social alarm directives, and NHS England digital procurement frameworks. Review our full interoperability and technical governance specifications.

OFFICIALLY ALIGNED WITH UK HEALTHCARE & TELECARE STANDARDS

BS 8521-2:2020 SCAIP Telecare Protocol IP ✓ Certified Native

NHS

NHS DTAC Digital Assessment Criteria ✓ 5/5 Criteria Met

DCB0129 Clinical Risk Management ✓ CSO Signed-Off

TSA TEC Quality Quality Standards Framework ✓ QSF Aligned

UK GDPR / ICO Article 9 Special Category ✓ DPIA Completed

DSPT

NHS DSPT Data Security & Protection ✓ Standards Met

MDR

UK MDR 2002 Class I SaMD Directive ✓ MHRA Aligned

Cyber Essentials+ Infrastructure Security ✓ Baseline Aligned

British Standard BS 8521-2:2020

Native SCAIP Telecare Over IP Protocol

The British Standards Institution (BSI) established BS 8521-2 as the national standard for digital social alarm transmission over internet protocol networks, replacing the legacy 1980s BS 8521 tone-dialling systems. CuraWave™ implements native SCAIP (Social Alarm Interoperability Protocol) and CENELEC EN 50134-9 framing directly at the Edge.

// BS 8521-2 SCAIP Telecare Alarm Frame Generated by CuraWave™ Node
{
  "protocol": "SCAIP/BS8521-2:2020",
  "alarmType": "AL_EMERGENCY_FALL_DETECTED",
  "senderID": "CW-NODE-GM-40819",
  "subLocation": "BEDROOM_FLOOR_PLANE",
  "impactAltitude": 0.12,
  "latencySeconds": 0.84,
  "vitalTelemetry": { "respirationBpm": 18.2, "status": "CONSCIOUS" },
  "arcHandshake": "ACK_RECEIVED_TUNSTALL_PNC"
}

Sub-1.2s Dispatch Guarantee

Encrypted UDP/TLS packets reach monitoring centres within 1,200 milliseconds of verified floor contact.

Heartbeat Liveness Polling

Continual 60-second ping cycles detect broadband or node disconnects immediately, warning ARC operators before an emergency occurs.

TSA TEC Quality

Telecare Integrity & QSF Alignment

CuraWave's deployment architecture adheres to the TSA Quality Standards Framework (QSF), the benchmark governance standard recognized by NHS commissioners, ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services), and the UK telecare industry.

Supports dual-redundant transmission paths (fixed broadband + roaming 4G multi-network SIM).

NHS England Procurement Standard

NHS DTAC 5-Pillar Comprehensive Audit

The Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) gives NHS buyers baseline assurance for clinical safety, data protection, technical security, interoperability, and usability.

DTAC Pillar	Statutory Standard	CuraWave™ Compliance State	Evidence Reference
1. Clinical Safety	DCB0129 Clinical Risk Management System	Compliant (CSO Oversight) Active hazard log, clinical safety case report, CSO review	`CW-DCB-CSCR-01`
2. Data Protection	UK GDPR, DPA 2018, ICO Registration	DPIA Completed Article 9 special category risk assessment, zero cloud RF	`CW-DPIA-2026-v2`
3. Technical Security	Cyber Essentials Plus / NHS DSPT	Standards Met (DSPT) AES-256 encrypted telemetry, signed firmware, 0 open ports	`CW-SEC-DSPT-26`
4. Interoperability	BS 8521-2:2020 / EN 50134-9 / HL7 FHIR	Native All-IP SCAIP Seamless ARC routing to Tunstall PNC, Appello, Jontek	`CW-INT-SCAIP-04`
5. Usability	WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility Guidelines	Level AA Verified 100% passive resident usability, accessible staff portals	`CW-UX-WCAG-AA`

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