NHS Assurance: What does it mean for care providers?
What is NHS Assurance?
As a care provider, you are regularly assessed by regulatory bodies like the CQC to ensure you deliver safe and effective care. Your digital systems must be held to the exact same level of scrutiny.
The NHS Assurance Scheme is a national framework that evaluates care software against strict security and operational standards. It guarantees that your NHS Assured care management software is highly secure, exceptionally reliable, and fully equipped to support integrated health services. By choosing an assured platform, you ensure your technology meets the rigorous demands of modern care.
MODS Compliance: Why It Matters
The Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS) is a mandatory and critical requirement within the NHS Assurance framework. It ensures your care data is structured, perfectly consistent, and ready to be shared securely across different health networks.
NHS Assured suppliers have until 1 July 2026 to meet this vital standard. If suppliers fail to comply by this deadline, they risk losing their assured status entirely.
As of March 2026, Care Control is the only care management system provider to have successfully achieved MODS compliance. With our NHS Assured and MODS-compliant care software, you can trust that your service is operating ahead of national regulations, giving you complete peace of mind.
Benefits of Choosing an NHS Assured Supplier
These are they key benefits to note.
🔐 Protect sensitive data across all resident and client records securely
🔗 Share updates instantly with health professionals and local authorities
⚙️ Keep systems running smoothly without downtime disrupting daily care routines
📋 Simplify compliance audits with clear, structured, inspection ready evidence
What If Your Current System Isn’t NHS Assured?
If your current care management supplier is not on the NHS Assured list, they have not yet been assessed against these standards. While your system may still function day to day, it could mean additional risk, more manual checks, and less confidence as digital requirements continue to evolve.
⚠️ May not meet standards across compliance and data security
🔍 Requires extra checks to validate safety, performance & reliability
⏳ May not be future ready for upcoming NHS digital requirements
Future ready care systems
Built for NHS Assurance and connected care.
The future of digital social care relies on secure, connected systems that support a Single Patient Record. This allows vital information to flow between care providers, NHS services, and pharmacies.
Standards like MODS make this possible by ensuring consistent, shareable data. Care Control exceeds these standards, helping you stay compliant, reduce risk, and remain ready for evolving NHS requirements without disruption.
