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NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT)

Practice: Cybersecurity · Type: Toolkit · UK-specific

The NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) is the annual self-assessment that health and care organisations in England complete to demonstrate they meet the National Data Guardian's data-security standards.

Benefits​

  • Scored on the DSPT's own scale across its assertions and mandatory standards — not a generic rubric.
  • Every score is traceable to the client's own documentation.
  • Gaps ranked by severity, ready to close before the annual submission.
  • A board-ready slide deck and a detailed report generated automatically.
  • Re-runnable each year to streamline the next DSPT submission.

When to use it​

  • For health and care organisations in England preparing the annual DSPT submission.
  • When a client must demonstrate it meets the National Data Guardian's standards.
  • To identify the gaps to close before the submission deadline.
  • To re-baseline data-security posture year over year.

What it assesses​

Celeredge evidences the DSPT assertions and mandatory standards from the client's documentation, identifying the gaps to close before the annual submission. It covers:

  • The DSPT assertions
  • The mandatory data-security standards
  • The National Data Guardian's data-security standards

Expected output​

Celeredge produces per-assertion maturity scores on the DSPT's own scale. Each answer carries a confidence signal and citations back to the client's evidence, and gaps are ranked by severity. The run generates a board-ready slide deck and a detailed HTML report. See Maturity Scoring, Reports and Deck Studio.

How to use it in Celeredge​

  1. Collect the client's evidence — data-security policies and records — see Evidence Collection.
  2. In Diagnose, select NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
  3. Run the assessment and watch it stream — see Running Assessments.
  4. Review per-assertion answers with their confidence and citations, then accept the ones you trust.
  5. Send gaps to Plan — see Gap Analysis.

FAQ​

What is the NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit?​

The NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) gives health and care organisations in England a way to prove they meet the National Data Guardian's data-security standards, completed each year as a self-assessment.

What does a Celeredge NHS DSPT assessment deliver?​

An evidence-based assessment scored on the toolkit's own scale, with gaps ranked by severity and an auto-generated, board-ready slide deck and detailed report — every score traceable to the evidence behind it.

How does the assessment work?​

Clients upload their own evidence — policies, reports and data. An AI interviewer asks targeted follow-ups to fill anything missing, the platform scores against the framework, ranks the gaps, and generates the deliverables.

Celeredge runs an independent readiness and alignment review against this framework. It is not a certification audit and is not endorsed by the standard's owner. Framework and standard names are trademarks of their respective owners.