Healthcare Software Development Company

6B is a healthcare software development company that partners with NHS organisations, healthtech innovators, and private healthcare providers to design, develop, and deliver bespoke digital solutions tailored to the needs of modern healthcare. From patient engagement platforms to clinical decision tools and back-end systems, we build secure, standards-compliant software that drives better outcomes, streamlines care delivery, and supports long-term digital transformation.

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Whether you’re developing a new healthtech product or modernising legacy infrastructure, we provide full-lifecycle development support – from discovery and technical design through to build, integration, testing, and ongoing support. Our expert team understands the complexity of healthcare environments and builds solutions that are clinically safe, user-centred, and interoperable with key NHS systems.

Care Management Software Development Clinical Decision Support System Development Clinical Trial Software Development Digital Health Product Development Health Information Exchange Portal Development Home Health Software Development Hospital Inventory Management Development Internet of Medical Things Development Laboratory Software Development Life Sciences Software Development Medical Chatbots with AI Development Medical Imaging Software Development Medication Management Software Development Patient Portal Development Patient Scheduling Software Development Practice Management Software Development SMART on FHIR App Development Software as a Medical Device Development Telemedicine App Development

Why Choose 6B for Healthcare Software Development?

We design and develop bespoke healthcare software tailored to NHS and private sector needs – including clinical systems, patient-facing apps, admin platforms, and integrated digital tools. Our team combines technical excellence with in-depth healthcare knowledge to build secure, scalable solutions that improve patient care and operational efficiency.

6B maintains a library of reusable healthcare development components – including NHS Login integrations, FHIR resource handlers, role-based access controls, and clinical safety wrappers – helping accelerate delivery while ensuring compliance with NHS standards and IG requirements.

Our development process is shaped by real-world clinical insight, user research, and NHS design principles. We build software that integrates seamlessly with existing systems, supports accessibility best practices, and meets DCB 0129/0160 clinical safety standards.

From discovery and user story mapping to architecture design, development, testing, and long-term support, 6B provides full-lifecycle healthcare software development. We help you plan strategically, build iteratively, and deploy solutions that are ready to scale.

Our experience spans primary care, secondary care, mental health, community services, and private healthcare. Whether building greenfield platforms or enhancing existing tools, we deliver software that works in harmony with the wider health and care ecosystem.

Selected Healthcare Software Development Case Studies

Explore how we’ve partnered with health and care organisations to deliver healthcare software development solutions that solve complex challenges and drive measurable impact.

NHS South Yorkshire ICB

NHS South Yorkshire ICB

AI Software to Automate Primary Care Communications

 Dyad

Dyad

Accelerating Heart Diagnostics Through EMIS Integration

 Spectral AI

Spectral AI

Integrating AI Wound Imaging with Hospital EPR Systems

 Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Integrating GMCA’s Early Years Service with EMIS and SystmOne

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Healthcare Software Development FAQs

A healthcare software development company uses industry standards such as HL7, FHIR, and NHS Login integration to ensure that new solutions communicate seamlessly with existing NHS platforms, electronic health records (EHRs), and patient management systems.

Unlike general software projects, healthcare software development requires strict adherence to clinical safety standards like DCB 0129/0160, GDPR compliance for patient data, and integration with regulated systems. A healthcare software development company must balance innovation with regulatory and clinical governance.

Yes. A healthcare software development company specialises in updating or replacing legacy systems while ensuring data integrity, continuity of care, and minimal disruption. This often involves phased migrations, API integrations, and custom middleware solutions.

User research helps ensure solutions are clinically safe, intuitive for healthcare professionals, and accessible for patients. A healthcare software development company typically conducts workshops, interviews, and usability testing with clinicians and patients to design user-centred products.

Best practices include role-based access controls, end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and regular penetration testing. Healthcare software development companies also follow ISO 27001 and NHS DSPT requirements to guarantee patient confidentiality and system security.

Companies like 6B leverage reusable NHS-compliant components such as FHIR handlers, clinical safety wrappers, and pre-built integration modules. This reduces development time while maintaining regulatory compliance and high standards of quality.

A healthcare software development company manages the end-to-end process for SaMD projects, including risk assessments, regulatory documentation, CE/UKCA marking, and ongoing post-market surveillance to ensure compliance with MHRA and international regulations.

By using cloud-native architectures, modular designs, and scalable infrastructure, a healthcare software development company ensures that digital health solutions can grow in line with patient demand, new service lines, and evolving NHS requirements.

Readiness checklist for Healthcare Software Development

  • Define the purpose and scope of the software (e.g., patient portal, clinical decision tool, inventory system)
  • Identify intended user groups (patients, clinicians, admin staff) and gather requirements from each
  • Document compliance and assurance needs (DTAC, DCB 0129/0160, GDPR, NHS DSPT, accessibility standards)
  • Prepare a list of required integrations (EHRs, NHS APIs, medical devices, third-party services)
  • Clarify whether the software qualifies as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and assess regulatory impact
  • Gather existing workflows, data models, and pain points to guide system design
  • Assign internal stakeholders for decision-making, user testing, and governance sign-off

Healthcare Software Development Insights

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