Any organisation with access to NHS patient data and systems must complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) every year - from GP practices and care providers to the IT suppliers that support them.
Every client we have taken through an accreditation has achieved it - and kept it at every renewal.
We submit ourselves to independent third-party testing. Certification is always issued by an independent body, never by us.
We prove each control works on your real devices and services. Questionnaire answers can be inaccurate or optimistic; tests cannot.
We will look at your current position for free and tell you exactly which controls you need - with no obligation.
The DSPT is an online self-assessment run by NHS England. It measures performance against the National Data Guardian's ten data security standards and must be published annually, with the deadline normally at the end of June.
NHS England has been moving larger NHS organisations onto a DSPT aligned with the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), which asks for more evidence of outcomes. Suppliers are increasingly asked to show a "Standards Met" DSPT - and often Cyber Essentials Plus - before they are allowed access.
Staff understand and follow data handling rules, with an up-to-date data flow map.
Annual data security training for all staff, with records kept.
Access to systems and data is controlled, reviewed and removed promptly for leavers.
Incidents are reported and learned from; continuity plans exist and are tested.
No unsupported software; patching, anti-malware, firewalls and secure configuration in place.
Suppliers handling data are held to the same standards through contracts and checks.
We review your devices, cloud services and processes against NHS DSPT and show you where you stand.
We fix or guide you through every control that would fail, in priority order.
We prove each control works - scans, patch checks, malware tests, restores and MFA checks - before anyone else looks.
An independent assessor, auditor or certification body confirms it. We never certify our own work.
We monitor your controls in real time and fix drift as it happens, so renewal is a normal day, not a cliff edge.
Our own intellectual property is how we run compliance: we monitor the major NHS DSPT controls in real time using the leading enterprise SaaS tools. That lets us map gaps and bridge controls quickly and accurately while you work towards accreditation - and then keep standards up, and risk down, every day after it.
We watch the major controls continuously using leading enterprise SaaS security and compliance tools - not once a year with a questionnaire.
Live data shows exactly which controls are missing or drifting, so we can map the gaps and bridge them quickly and accurately.
Every change to your systems follows a compliant change process, so an upgrade or a new starter never quietly breaks a control.
Issues are picked up and fixed as they happen. Your risk goes down over the year instead of creeping up until the next audit.
Annual review is not viable in the current threat landscape. Attackers do not wait twelve months - so neither do we.
Certification is a snapshot. Our compliance plans keep the controls tested, the evidence current and renewals handled - Level 1 demonstrates, Level 2 practises and Level 3 proves compliance continuously.
CE and Digital GDPR Controls - Our consultants will complete the CE submission with input from your staff.
CE, CE+ and Digital GDPR Controls -Monitoring & Submission as a Service (Submission following Quarter)
CE, CE+, GDPR Governance, Supply Chain Audits, Pen Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, (Real-time Maintained) Compliance As A Service
The annual submission deadline is normally 30 June. We recommend starting at least three months earlier so evidence can be gathered and gaps closed.
That every mandatory evidence item has been completed. "Standards Exceeded" additionally requires a current Cyber Essentials Plus certificate.
We complete it with you: we gather the evidence, test the technical controls physically and prepare each answer so it is accurate - not optimistic.
If you have access to NHS patient data or systems, yes. Many NHS customers will ask to see your published DSPT status before onboarding you.
We monitor the major controls in real time using leading enterprise SaaS tools, with compliant change management behind every change. Gaps are found and bridged quickly, standards are maintained every day, and accreditation stops being a fraught cliff edge - you can say you were compliant yesterday, not a year ago.
Controls drift: devices miss patches, accounts change, new services appear. With an annual review that drift goes unnoticed for months while risk rises. Real-time monitoring catches it as it happens, so issues are fixed quickly and your compliance improves rather than decays.
Book a free, no-obligation NHS DSPT assessment. We will show you which controls you already meet, which you need, and the quickest route to getting certified.
