Healthy.io test for home testing of urine albumin to creatinine ratio

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.

The ACR product is only available to people who have access to and can use a smartphone device. The company states that the app is compatible with a wide range of smartphones. The ACR product may be unsuitable for people with visual or cognitive impairment, problems with manual dexterity or learning disabilities. The company states that the app uses a combination of spoken word, text, and video set at a reading age of 9 years. Some people with diabetes and hypertension will be classified as having a disability under the Equality Act. Disability is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act.