Digitising Social Care (DISC)

There is funding available to CQC registered care providers to move from paper records to an electronic form of record keeping and care planning known as a Digital Social Care Record (DSCR).

A DSCR can save your staff valuable time wasted on routine administrative tasks as it makes information readily available at the point of care. Having a DSCR in place can also support improvements in the safety and quality of care which is centred around the individual.

Having a DSCR will enable future connectivity to your local Shared Care Record (ShCR) resulting in joined up health and social care.

Learning from the experience of a Residential Care Home...

Here's a video from Richmond Court Care Home in Dudley on their experiences of going 'digital'

Now, hear from CQC on why this is important...

Following the publication of CQCs guidance on digital social care records and their importance in achieving good outcomes for people, this video has been produced which brought together senior leaders from Digitising social care and colleagues from the CQC to discuss it in detail. Mark Topps, a registered manager and co-presenter at Caring View facilitated the conversation to delve into what it all means for providers. This is the highlight film.

If you are interested to learn about your eligibility, what funding is available, and how you could be supported through the selection and purchasing process, click on the relevent ICS button at the base of the page to find out more.

There may be additional funding available for Sensor Based Falls Detection and Prevention Technology (SBFDT) to identify and prevent falls for those at risk, and for piloting other technology for use within care provider settings care technologies (TEC). Click on the relevant ICS button at the end of the page to find out more

Having Digital Social Care Records will transform the way you provide care but it does mean that your data protection policies and procedures need to be robust

One of the ways you can do this is by completing the Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT)

The Data Security and Protection Tool Kit (DSPT) is an Online Assessment which all Care Providers who work with and access NHS patient data and systems (including NHS Mail) must complete annually.

It is a condition of accessing the DIgital Transformation Fund that you have successfully completed the DSPT to Standards Met level

The tool kit covers such areas as your privacy and data protection policies, how you store and backup data, how you secure mobile devices, business continuity in the event of a cyber incident and how you manage your IT security and support.

Successful completion of the DSPT is also a requirement to access NHS Mail and  Proxy Access,

The West Midlands Care Association is part of a FREE national program - Better Security Better Care - to assist all CQC registered care providers with this.

To find our what you need to do next, just click on the button below.