Demystifying the Toolkit and giving you confidence
What is the Data Security & Protection Toolkit?
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) is a free online self-assessment tool that allows organisations to measure their performance.
All organisations that have access to NHS or Local Authority data and systems must use this toolkit to provide assurance that they are practising good data security and that personal information is handled correctly. Watch this video to find out more.
WCP offer free support to providers in Wiltshire and Swindon, if you are completing the toolkit for the first time or republishing.
We are happy to help in any way that suits you, a Teams call or an in-person visit.
Helping you
More on the DSPT
NHS and local authority commissioners, plus CQC are increasingly asking care providers to:
- Reassure the people you support, their families and your staff that they can trust you with their data.
- Reduce the risk of suffering from cyber-crime and data breaches.
- Identify areas where you need to improve your data security and develop an improvement plan if needed.
- Comply with data protection legislation and Care Quality Commission’s expectations on confidentiality and security.
- Be in line with Local Authority and ICS expectations.
- Access to the national funding of digital social care records.
- Link to key services such as NHSmail and shared care records such as Proxy Access and SystmOne.
WCP focuses on CQC registered care providers in Wiltshire and Swindon, offering support FREE OF CHARGE to all providers registered in these areas.
We help care homes, home care, extra care, supported living and Shared Lives services.
We can also support large care groups if all or most of your services are in our local area.
Large groups with services in multiple parts of the country are more likely to be supported through the national Better Security, Better care programme provided by Digital care Hub.
We know there are a lot of different data, digital and cyber security projects underway in the health and social care sectors. We are working with our local councils, Integrated Care Systems and NHS partners and networks to ensure that the support we offer fits in the best way locally. It is essential you have the DSPT to access other offers such as DSCR funding.
Since March 2021, we have been running a varied support programme, including:
- Webinars to help you to register on the Data Security Protection Toolkit, DSPT
- Webinars to provide direct support with completing the Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- Webinars to help you progress to the next stage of the DSPT where you have already partially completed the toolkit
- Advice and support if you are a local care group and are not sure if you need to complete the toolkit once for all your services or if it would be better for your organisation to complete the toolkit individually for each site.
- If you have already completed the toolkit at head office level and need support to link and publish the toolkit across all your sites.
- We can arrange a 1:1 workshop on data security and protection.
All webinars are bookable through our Events Page.
To find out more or request support please contact:
Sue Harris:sue.harris@wiltshirecarepartnership.org
You can access free information, guides and films about the DSPT on the Digital Care Hub
Run by social care providers for social care providers
The Digital Care Hub
The Digital Care Hub provides free information, guidance and support to enable adult social care providers to make the most of digital technology – and to do it safely.
The Digital Care Hub is an independent consortium, led by care providers, so they understand the needs and challenges facing the diverse range of organisations in our sector. The consortium consists of key national trade associations representing the diverse range of adult social care providers in England.
You can find templates for your required Data Security & Protection policies and procedures here.
The Digital Care Hub works closely with care providers, technology suppliers, organisations representing people who draw on services and carers, commissioners and regulators.
They work with NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care to inform and influence policy, guidance, and implementation plans.
The Digital Care Hub was previously known as Digital Social Care. They changed their name is September 2023.
