Better Security, Better Care – National support

All adult social care providers, including services like day services which are not registered with CQC, can access national support from the Better Security, Better Care programme.

This includes:

• Guidance on Registering for the Data Security and Protection Toolkit
• Guidance for Completing Standards Met on the Toolkit
• Guidance for Completing Approaching Standards on the Toolkit
• Frequently Asked Questions on the Toolkit
• Films on getting started
• Webinars on data and cyber security
• Webinars on new developments
• The Digital Social Care helpline: 0208 133 3430 or email [email protected]. 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

National webinars

We are currently running the following national webinars:

The Better Security, Better Care programme: collaborating on data and cyber security

12 May 2021, 3-4.30 pm

Join this webinar to consider how the Better Security, Better Care programme and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) support:

• key national initiatives on data and cyber security (e.g. Joining Up Care, access to GP records, discharge records etc)
• the roles of commissioners, regulators, software suppliers and policymakers, as well as care providers.

How to register for the Data Security and Protection Toolkit

These webinars are for providers of adult social care in England. They will help your organisation prepare for registering on, and completing, the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).

12 May 2021, 12 noon

26 May 2021, 12 noon