CFHealthHub for managing cystic fibrosis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Equality considerations

NICE is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination and fostering good relations between people with particular protected characteristics and others.

Patient-facing digital health technologies such as the CFHealthHub online portal and CFHealthHub apps may be unsuitable for people with visual or cognitive impairment, problems with manual dexterity or learning disabilities. Disability is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.

Access to internet-enabled devices, access to the internet and user engagement with the technology may be more difficult for the people in deprived communities. Socioeconomic status is not a characteristic and so is not protected under the Equality Act 2010 but factors affecting access to care delivered using digital devices should be considered.