Who can apply for the Digital Transformation Fund?

Any adult social care CQC registered provider within Birmingham’s Local Authority’s footprint can apply for funding providing they meet the following criteria:

1. Currently using paper-based and/or Word/Excel spreadsheets to record care activities and planning
2. Have a Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) to Standards Met in place, or a commitment to work towards achieving DSPT ‘Standards Met’ to be completed within 12 months of the funding agreement date (support available)
3. A commitment to implementing a DSCR and embedding it as part of your service
4. Have an active NHS mail @nhs.net, or commitment to applying for an NHS mail account within 12 months of the funding agreement date (support is available from West Midlands Care Association to help you work towards DSPT and NHS mail compliance)
5. Have implemented a DSCR on or after 1^st April 2022, as long as the supplier is on the assured supplier list
   

How to complete the EOI

• Each adult social care provider to submit one application only per CQC registered care site
• The application must be endorsed by the registered manager/person accountable for the business
• Complete all sections of this form as incomplete forms will not be accepted
  

The Expression of Interest does not constitute an offer of funding.  Funding can only be claimed once an EOI has been completed and acknowledged by the West Midlands Care Association, acting on behalf of Birmingham City Council, Solihull MBC and Birmingham and Solihull ICB.  Details of how to complete your claim for funding will be communicated to you when your EOI is confirmed

Claiming your grant (once you've submitted your EOI)

Once your Expression of Interest has been submitted and acknowledged you can then submit your claim

Full details of how to do this can be found by clicking the button below



If you have any questions then please contact the Care Associations Digital team during normal office hours on 01384 943000 (opt1) or email enquiries@wmca.digital

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.