Digitising Social Care (DISC)

West Midlands Care Association (WMCA) is working in association with Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB to deliver funding to support the roll out of Digital Social Care Records and Sensor Based Falls Prevention and Detection technology in the two counties

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, please contact Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB at the following email address

hwicb.carehomedigital@nhs.net

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.

We organise regular events about the DISC fund

From lunch and learn sessions with the software suppliers or marketplace events for you to find out more

We also have a monthly drop in session if you have any questions about the funding