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Unlocking the benefits of digital in care

 

Adult social care providers - not gone digital yet? Act now, the clock is ticking!

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Get help to set up and use technology

Digitise your care records, set up secure email, improve your internet connection and use mobile devices

Keep information and devices secure

Understand why data protection matters and how to demonstrate you are cyber secure

Choose and manage suppliers

Understand the IT support you need and how to manage your suppliers and contracts

Develop digital skills

Develop your team's digital skills and find relevant training.

Find funding for digital projects

Find funding opportunities to help you use new technology and digital ways of working

Latest News

The Clock is Ticking - funding campaign

Unlocking the benefits of digital in adult social care

In this blog Alice Ainsworth, Deputy Director for Social Care Technology Policy at DHSC, talks about those care providers that have made the switch from paper to digital care records. If you’re a provider that hasn’t yet taken the plunge, take advantage of government funding and our local support offer this year, while it’s still available.
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Digital – every superhero needs a sidekick

Digital tools are changing the game when it comes to the much-needed, long awaited integration of health and social care services. 
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A step towards lightening the reporting load for social care providers

The first draft of the Adult Social Care Reporting Minimum Data Specification (RMDS) has been developed for Digital Social Care Records (DSCRs) with the aim of helping to decrease the reporting burden on care providers and improve information sharing and insight across the sector.
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Quick links

Find a digital social care record solution

Find the right software solution for your digital social care records by answering questions about your needs

Data standards for social care

Explore the Adult Social Care (ASC) Terminology Data Catalogue and find out more about the Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS)

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Not sure where to start?

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Events

The Care Show London

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Your stories

Using technology for a seamless recruitment process

If you work in adult social care, you'll know that staff recruitment and retention isn't a strength of the sector. The CQC State of Care Report, published in October, demonstrated the difficulty providers are having in attracting and retaining...

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What is the Digitising Social Care programme?

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