Digitising Social Care (DISC)

West Midlands Care Association (WMCA) is working in association with Black Country ICS to deliver funding to support the roll out of Digital Social Care Records and Sensor Based Falls Prevention and Detection technology in the four boroughs

What you need to do

The funding can be accessed once you have either signed or have a confirmed contract with your SBFPD supplier.

Funding can be used towards implementation costs: software, training, and licences in the first year only.

The funding cannot be used for any additional Infrastructure, connectivity, and devices.

To begin the process you must first complete an Expression of interest (EOI)

This is just to let us know that you intend to apply for funding so we can allocate funding for you. 



Submit Your Claim

Once we have received your EOI we will confirm receipt and you can begin your funding application

Complete the Grant Application by clicking on the button below.

Once submitted we will email you a completed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which you will need to sign.

Once we have received your signed MOU, we will check it and get back to you should we need any further clarification.

We would normally expect your claim to be authorised and processed with 20 working days of receipt unless further clarification is needed

The funds will be paid in 3 amounts:

80% once the claim is authorised

10% 6 months after the funding agreement once we have received your completed 6 months Benefits return

10% 12 months after the funding agreement once we have received your completed 12 months Benefits return

The funds will be paid by the West Midlands Care Association on behalf of the Black Country ICB



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.