Key benefits of the DSP Toolkit
By using the DSP Toolkit on an annual basis and reaching the Standards Met you will be able to:
reassure your users, their families, and your staff that you are managing their information safely. Most people expect you to share information with others who support them – but you must do this securely and legally;
demonstrate that you meet legal requirements, including Data Protection Legislation and the Data Security Standards;
- access key services such as the NHSmail and the shared health and social care records with other health organisations and third parties such as data processors.
By meeting the standards https://www.dsptoolkit.nhs.uk/OrganisationSearch/F86644 we have ensured that the practice has the appropriate organisational and technical measures in place which are mandatory and necessary to process personal and sensitive data within the organisation.
Just some examples of compliance that can be found in the link above include: the practice having an appropriate legal basis, an up-to-date ICO certification number, password policy, encryption of all physical assets (laptops, tablets, etc), appropriate data sharing documents, due diligence of any suppliers/third parties, appropriate response procedures to data breach incidents, appropriate organisational governance, staff responsibility and accountability.