Digitisation of Social Care
We are your official local support partner in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire
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There's no denying it, the time to go digital is now!
Adult Social Care is no exception. It can be a terrifying prospect, but it can also be a significant factor in the provision of safe, high-quality, effective care.
In 2021 the Government white paper, People at the Heart of Care, set out plans to digitise the social care sector. This promised investment of at least £150 million to support their aim. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has further bolstered the importance of digitisation with Mark Sutton, Chief Digital Officer at the CQC confirming that it will become:
"increasingly difficult for providers to maintain an outstanding or good rating without
having effective... digital social care record solutions in place."
So...where do I start?
With us!
At
OACP,
we are dedicated to supporting providers and stakeholders, including local authorities and ICBs, across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire on the digital journey of the social care market.
Get in touch with our friendly Digital Support Team. It's easy, pick up the phone, or pop us an email.
Contact our Digital Team
For all care providers across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
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Digital and Data Security Resources
Funding Advice
We’ll keep you informed of relevant digital funding opportunities via our newsletter, or contact us to find out more!
National funding opportunities can be found here:
Digital Helpdesk
We’re always on hand to help you!
Whatever your digital query please get in touch.
Provider Digital Journey Insights
We’ll share provider insights including, good news stories, successes and ideas, and examples of how providers have overcome challenge.
Explore other helpful websites and resources:
Digital Innovation
We’ll keep you updated with the newest advancements in digital technology and innovation including:
We’ll support you to manage your data and
cyber security, through the completion of the
Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT),
ensuring that the information you hold, process
and share is kept SAFE.
This also applies where you use a combination
of digital and paper record systems."
CQC's single assessment framework explicitly refers to DSPT within the quality statement Well Led:
- Governance, management and sustainability (Cyber security and data security and protection toolkit, DSPT)
Training & Tailored Support
Attend our Webinars and Workshops to access specific digital support and training.
OACP webinars and workshops -
contact us
for more details.
Digital Care Hub National webinars and workshops
Book a FREE 1-2-1 Digital Consultation with our Digital Support Officers. Bring your lunch, grab a cuppa, and chat with us about your digital ambitions, worries or achievements.
Access FREE, certificated, online data and cyber security training, developed specifically for social care organisations.
Stakeholders, such as commissioners, quality teams, ICBs and local authorities, can access tailored support from our team to embed digitisation within the social care sector.
"Our partnership with Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers (OACP)
has been invaluable in supporting us to enhance
the data and cyber security measures
of commissioned providers.
Through their support, we have been able to use
the DSPT
to help providers improve their data and cyber security processes."
Matilda Moss
Head of Service, Integrated Commissioning
Buckinghamshire Council
This offer of support is part of the Better Security, Better Care programme, funded by NHS Transformation Directorate (formerly NHSX) to support data and cyber security across the adult social care provider sector.
