The Care Software Providers Association (CASPA) welcomes the announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that 80% of care providers are now using digital social care records (DSCR), saving millions of administrative hours and freeing up care staff to spend more time with those they support.

CASPA is proud to have played a vital role in the delivery of DSCR across the sector, working alongside DHSC, care providers and other partners to drive adoption, ensure data standards, and support the shift away from paper-based systems.

Our work over recent years has helped to tackle one of the greatest practical barriers in social care: bureaucracy and duplication. By helping to implement DSCR broadly, CASPA has contributed to faster, safer care planning and better continuity of care, enabling care professionals to focus on people rather than paperwork.

We believe this milestone demonstrates what can be achieved when government, industry and the care sector collaborate. But there is more to do: we remain committed to supporting full sector-wide DSCR rollout, as well as wider care technology adoption, ensuring interoperability, data security, and ongoing digital support so all providers can deliver modern, person-centred care.