Access presentations and webinar recordings on the Better Security, Better Care programme and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
For forthcoming national and regional events, please visit our Events page.
Local events for care providers are managed by the local support partners. Find your local support partner and weblinks.
Completing the DSPT: Final Steps – July 2024
This webinar gives tips and answers those questions that may be stopping you from publishing your DSPT.
Completing the DSPT for the first time 2023/24
Review and Republish your DSPT 2023/24
Cyber Security in Homecare: what do small providers need to know? May 2024
This webinar, in partnership with Homecare Association, covers what home care providers need to consider when thinking about data and cyber security. It covers business continuity planning, BYOD policies, using the DSPT as a roadmap for best practice and first hand experience of homecare provider Be Caring’s management of a ransomware attack against a core supplier.
Local Authority webinars
LA Quality Assurance Teams: Why & How to Support Care Providers with the DSPT – April 2024
This webinar, in partnership with South West ADASS and Devon County Council, covers why the DSPT is becoming increasingly important to Quality Assurance and Improvement Teams, and how they can support providers to use the toolkit – and access the free support from Better Security, Better Care.
LA Commissioners: Why & How to Support Care Providers with the DSPT – April 2024
This webinar, in partnership with Buckinghamshire Council, covers why the DSPT is becoming increasingly valuable to commissioners of care and how commissioners can support providers to use the toolkit – and access the free support available from Better Security, Better Care.
The DSPT for local authorities with inhouse adult social care services – 10 June 2022
This webinar explains what councils that run in-house adult social care services need to do to ensure they are covered by the DSPT.
Download a PDF of the presentation, including useful links
Quick guide: The DSPT for local authorities with inhouse adult social care services
View the recording below.
Business Continuity Planning
Cyber security essentials: implementing a robust Business Continuity Plan – November 2023
This webinar, in partnership with The National Cyber Resilience Centre and the Institute of Public Care covers the current context of cyber attacks, protecting your care service: business continuity plan deep dive and free support and resources to strengthen your care service’s resilience from Better Security, Better Care.
New services
Data Protection & Cyber Security: What do new care services need to have in place from the start?
This webinar gives top tips and guidance to brand new care services on data protection and cyber security.
Cyber Attacks on Social Care: A case of ‘when, not if’ – October 2023
This webinar gives top tips and guidance to care services on how to reduce the risk and impact of a cyber attack.
2021 Webinars
Accessing health and care records – 14 October 2021
This webinar explores what systems are available and in development, their benefits and how to access them. The session also covers how care providers can use the Data Security and Protection Toolkit to demonstrate that they are following good data and cyber security practice – which in turn can open up access to these new and emerging shared data systems.
Collaborating on data and cyber security – 12 May 2021
This webinar and panel discussion considered 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
Presentation – Download a PDF of the presentation
Q&A – Download a PDF of the panel’s responses to questions.
View a recording of the webinar below.
Local authorities and CCGs
LA and CCG commissioners and Better Security, Better Care – May 2021
A series of regional webinars for local authority and CCG commissioners of adult social care services. The webinars focus on what’s happening in their region, and how commissioners can support their local providers to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
