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Coming Soon: Free Cyber Security Healthchecks for Adult Social Care Providers!

Are you confident your organisation is cyber secure?

With cyber threats on the rise, protecting sensitive data has never been more critical -especially in adult social care, where trust and confidentiality are everything.

We’re launching FREE Cyber Security Healthchecks for providers across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire - designed to help you spot vulnerabilities, strengthen your defences, and embed best practices across your team.

Why take part?

• Uncover hidden risks before they become real threats
• Get tailored advice to boost your cyber resilience
• Build confidence across your workforce
• Show your stakeholders you take data protection seriously

Whether you're tech-savvy or just starting your digital journey, this is your chance to make sure your systems are safe, secure, and future-ready.

More details coming soon - including how to book your healthcheck and what’s included.

Stay tuned. Stay protected. Stay ahead.

Cyber Surveys

From this short survey, we would like to understand a bit about yourself and how Cyber Security fits into your work to help us better understand everyone's learning needs. Digital Care Hub are working with our Partners Hodford's to create E-Learning in the Cyber Security space. 

By completing this survey, you agree that your responses may be used for research to help us and our clients improve our services. Your answers will be anonymous unless you choose to share your contact details for a follow-up interview.

The deadline for submissions is the 15th of September, please. 

Thank you in advance.

Cyber Security training survey

Help test the social care policy interactive tool and tell us your experience with technology procurement.

On behalf of the 'Better Security, Better Care' programme at the Digital Care Hub, researchers from The PSC are looking to speak to adult social care staff as part of the research to create interactive data protection and cybersecurity tools and to understand unmet needs in tech procurement.

The PSC is running 45-60 minute online interviews (fully confidential) with social care providers in England. This research will help understand how to better support providers to protect cybersecurity and data privacy and to choose and procure the right technology.

Upon completing the interview, there will be a voucher as a thank you.

Please click on this Google Form link to express your interest for The PSC to reach out. All interviews are managed in line with GDPR.

Upcoming Webinars

With Windows 10 reaching end of life in October 2025, now is the time to ensure your organisation is ready for a smooth and secure transition to Windows 11.

Join us for this informative webinar where Tony Donoghue, Director of Magikos IT, will break down everything you need to know about the move to Windows 11, including what “end of life” really means and the risks of sticking with unsupported software. In this session, we’ll cover:

• What Microsoft means by end of life and how it affects your systems
• The security risks of not upgrading to Windows 11
• How to check which version of Windows you’re currently using
• Step-by-step guidance on how to upgrade to Windows 11
• How to check whether your existing hardware is compatible and what to do if it isn’t

Whether you’re an IT lead, operations manager or simply want to stay ahead of upcoming changes, this session will give you the knowledge and tools to make an informed plan for upgrading.

Getting Ready for Windows 11: A Step-by-Step Transition Guide

Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Location: Online / Webinar

Start: 14:00

Duration: 1hr

Book Now

Care Meets Code: Defining Responsible AI in Care

Key Topics:

• What does “responsible AI” mean in social care?
• Ethical considerations: privacy, consent, and transparency.
• Real-world examples of responsible AI in care settings.
• Challenges and opportunities in implementation.

Who can attend?

These sessions have been designed for adult social care providers in England and are aimed at people who make decisions about the use of technology in care services.

This might include:

• Owners
• Registered Managers
• Nurses
• Senior Care Staff
• Administrators
• IT Professionals
• Quality & Compliance Leads
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Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025

Location: Online - Zoom

Start: 12:00

Duration: 1hr

Book Now

As your official local support partner, we're here to help. Contact our team for FREE!

If you would like support with completing the DSPT, book your 1-1 now!

This offer of support is part of the Better Security, Better Care programme, to give free support data and cyber security across the adult social care provider sector.