NHS Assured Supplier for Digital Social Care Records (DSCR)
Cura has attained the standard set by the NHS England Transformation Directorate to be on the assured supplier list for digital social care records. This recognition means that care providers can trust Cura to deliver secure, compliant, and future-ready digital care systems that meet NHS England’s rigorous standards.
Why being on the NHS Assured Supplier Matters
Choosing an NHS Assured Supplier for digital social care records give care providers confidence that their system meets nationally recognised standards for quality, security and interoperability.
Cura has successfully met the NHS England core requirements for Digital Social Care Records (DSCR), under the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), validating our system for secure, compliant, and future-ready care management.
Care providers now have the confidence that Cura Systems:
- Meets core NHS requirements under the Digital Social Care Records Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
- Delivers reliability and compliance across care planning, real-time record keeping, and secure data access.
- Supports better collaboration between health and care settings through data sharing and interoperability.
- Facilitates integration with existing NHS systems such as GP Connect.
NHS Assured Supplier Core Capabilities
As an NHS Assured Supplier, Cura Systems has passed a rigorous selection process and met all core capabilities, demonstrating our commitment to:
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Supporting inclusive care planning and needs assessment.
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Capturing real-time, auditable, records, notes and observations.
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Managing task planning, allocation, management and completion
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Providing secure and controlled access to data
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Sharing data seamlessly with other systems
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Streamlining the operation and management of a care setting
How Cura Systems Stands Out
Unlike many one-size-fits-all care systems, Cura is built specifically for complex care scenarios while remaining NHS-compliant. Key differentiators include:
- Cura combines NHS compliance with tools and functionalities for complex care providers.
- Cura provides a personalised and responsive service, ensuring care homes get more than just a digital social care records system.
- Cura is proven to be secure, intuitive, and interoperable, ensuring a smooth transition to Cura systems
Secure Integration & Interoperability
As an NHS Assured Supplier, Cura supports controlled data sharing and interoperability aligned with national digital health and social care standards. Cura enables:
- Secure, role-based access controls
- Structured digital social care records aligned with NHS DSCR standards.
- GP Connect HTML View integration
- Future-ready and scalable system
Cura ensures continuity of care while maintaining strict information, data protection and security.
| Category | Cura (NHS Assured Supplier) | Non-Assured Suppliers |
| NHS Assured Supplier Status | Listed on the NHS Digital Social Care Records Assured Supplier List, having passed rigorous national standards and assessments | Not assessed or verified by NHS England |
| Compliance with National Standards | Compliant with NHS DSCR core capabilities, data security, and interoperability requirements | May lack compliance standards requirements |
| Procurement Confidence | Approved via the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), reducing procurement risk and ease compliance | Requires additional risk assessments, and compliance checks |
| Data Security | Meets stringent NHS data security, reliability standards and holding Cyber Essentials Plus certification | Security standards do not meet NHS requirements |
| Interoperability with NHS Systems | Designed to integrate with NHS and shared care records such as GP Connect | Integration often limited or unavailable |
| Quality Assurance & Accreditation | Independently assessed against core functional and regulatory capabilities | Self-certified or vendor-declared capabilities only |
| Funding Eligibility | Eligible for government digital transformation funding linked to assured suppliers | Often excluded from funding programmes |
| Risk Profile for Providers | Lower risk and future-ready system for digital social care records | Higher risk – potential compliance, interoperability, and regulatory risks |
| Support for Complex Care Delivery | Built for complex care needs (learning disabilities, autism, mental health, dementia, palliative care) | Many systems designed primarily for standard domiciliary or residential care |
| Market Trust | Recognised by NHS England and national care digitisation programmes | Market trust depends on vendor reputation only |
Commitment to Quality, Innovation and Compliance
Being an NHS-assured partner validates Cura’s mission to provide the highest standards of digital transformation in social care. This milestone not only assures compliance but also highlights our focus on creating a safe, caring, effective, responsive, and well-led environment.
NHS Assured Supplier Solution Demo
“This milestone validates our commitment to providing our customers the highest level of service in our business practices. We are incredibly proud to have met the NHS criteria.
Recognising Cura as a digital social care record solution on the assured supplier list truly identifies our digital transformation capabilities to meet the standards of care and ensuring a safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led environment.” Charmaine Chong, Managing Director, Cura Systems
Frequently Asked Questions
Digital social care records are secure, structured electronic records that capture care plans, notes, observations, and tasks in real-time. They help care providers maintain compliance, improve quality of care, and share information securely.
An NHS Assured Supplier is a digital care system provider that has been independently assessed against national standards for functionality, interoperability, data security, and reliability under the NHS Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) programme.
Choosing an NHS Assured Supplier reduces procurement risk, ensures compliance with national standards, improves interoperability with NHS systems, and may enable access to government digital transformation funding.
Being an NHS Assured Supplier means Cura has met NHS England’s NHS England’s strict standards under the Digital Social Care Records DPS, proving compliance, security interoperability, and reliability for digital care management.
NHS assured digital care systems have been assessed against strict national requirements, including cybersecurity, interoperability, core care planning capabilities, and reliability. This reduces procurement risk and ensures alignment with the NHS.
Non-assured suppliers may not meet NHS data security, interoperability, or functional requirements. Providers may need additional due diligence and could face compliance, integration, or funding eligibility risks.
Cura provides real-time record capture, care planning, task management, data sharing, and secure data access, ensuring providers can manage complex care safely and effectively.
Cura combines NHS-level compliance with specialised tools from basic to complex care providers, offers personalised support, and is intuitive, secure, and future-ready, making it making it ideal for any care setting.
Yes. Cura supports controlled data sharing, structured DSCRs, and integrations such as GP Connect, ensuring continuity of care across health and social care settings.
Yes. Assured suppliers are aligned with NHS digital transformation strategies and evolving standards, making them more future-ready compared to systems that may require costly upgrades or replacement to remain compliant.
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