AI-Powered Cyber Security & Compliance Platform for UK Healthcare
SECURE. COMPLIANT. TRUSTED.
Detect threats. Understand compliance risk. Act safely. Stay audit-ready.
CareShield AI is purpose-built to close the NHS cyber protection gap for 16,500 UK care homes and healthcare providers. It brings real-time threat detection, automated DSP Toolkit v8 evidence generation, clinical-safety guardrails, and plain-language staff guidance into one continuous operating engine.
- AI-powered cyber threat detection
- Continuous vulnerability scanning
- NHS DSP Toolkit v8 compliance
- Clinical-safety-aware remediation
- Audit-ready evidence generation
- Multi-site care group governance
Executive Overview
Continuous Healthcare Compliance & Cyber Posture
Ransomware Detected on FILESERVER-01
Device isolated automatically · Safety check passed
Security Score
58%
Action items identified
DSP Toolkit v8
61%
Deadline: 30 June 2027
Active Threats
5
1 Critical · 2 High
Auto-Remediated
34
Safe-mode approved
Regulated Compliance & Sector Alignment:
Cybersecurity & Compliance Built Exclusively for UK Healthcare
CareShield AI is an innovative B2B SaaS platform designed to remove the burden of cybersecurity and regulatory compliance from UK healthcare and adult social care providers.
What CareShield AI Does
A Closed-Loop Cyber Resilience & Governance Engine
Rather than requiring healthcare organisations to manage multiple disconnected security tools, expensive consultants, and stressful manual spreadsheets, CareShield AI provides a unified cloud platform that continuously monitors IT environments, detects threats, and automates regulatory compliance.
Once deployed in under 24 hours, the platform integrates with Active Directory, Windows Server, and clinical care systems to automatically capture evidence for the NHS DSP Toolkit v8, protect against ransomware, and ensure compliance with UK GDPR and CQC expectations without disrupting frontline patient care.
The NHS Cyber Protection Gap Across 16,500 Care Homes
Healthcare Breach Rate
79%
of UK frontline care providers suffered at least one breach since 2021.
DHSC Supported Data
Average Breach Cost
£9,528
average financial loss per incident in adult social care, 75% phishing.
Sector Incident Survey
Shared Device Risk
39%
of care homes share devices among staff; 30% share login accounts.
DHSC State of Cyber
Device Downtime
3 hrs/wk
lost per care worker due to IT failures, delaying resident medication.
Healthcare IT Metrics
NHS CSOC Protects 1.7M Devices — Zero Independent Care Homes
While NHS trusts benefit from national threat intelligence and centralized SOC protection, the UK's 16,500 independent care homes process identical clinical and safeguarding records with zero centralised protection. CareShield AI closes this gap by delivering the operational power of a dedicated Security Operations Centre as an affordable SaaS.
Our Mission
To help UK healthcare and adult social care providers protect sensitive resident data, meet compliance obligations automatically, and respond to cyber risks without operational friction.
We focus on removing manual paperwork, reducing security costs, and making complex NHS data protection requirements simple and intuitive for non-technical care teams.
Our Vision
To become the UK's leading healthcare cybersecurity and compliance intelligence platform, enabling every care organisation to operate with continuous protection and regulatory confidence.
Long term, our goal is to make cyber security and compliance as seamless, automated, and invisible as the care delivery process itself.
Key Differentiators That Set CareShield AI Apart
Healthcare Regulatory Knowledge Graph
Connects raw infrastructure signals directly to UK GDPR, NHS DSP Toolkit v8, and CQC data governance. Translates technical logs into legal compliance meaning.
Clinical-Safety-Aware Remediation
Evaluates shift patterns, medication administration, and resident welfare before executing actions. Care-critical actions require registered manager approval.
Plain-Language NLP Communication
Translates complex cybersecurity events into clear, role-specific guidance for frontline care assistants, nurses, and managers via SMS and care app popups.
Dual-Loop Collective Defence
Local machine-learning baselines combined with an anonymised sector-wide threat intelligence network that vaccinates all participating care homes.
A Unified Operating System for Healthcare Cyber Governance
Explore our core platform capabilities, four innovation pillars, and continuous compliance frameworks designed specifically for healthcare environments.
The Four Innovation Pillars of CareShield AI
Why the innovation is genuinely novel: combining real-time threat detection, clinical-safety-governed remediation, regulatory mapping, and plain-language staff guidance into a unified closed-loop platform.
Healthcare Regulatory Knowledge Graph
Bridging Cyber Telemetry with UK Health Regulations
At the core of CareShield AI is a proprietary knowledge graph that maps raw Active Directory events, file transfers, and device activity directly to UK GDPR Articles, NHS DSP Toolkit v8 controls, and CQC Data Governance expectations.
Autonomous Remediation with Care-Grade Safety Controls
Protecting Patient Welfare During Cyber Defence
Unlike generic enterprise tools that aggressively lock accounts or disconnect devices mid-shift, CareShield AI embeds healthcare operational rules. It evaluates care shift patterns, medication administration systems, and emergency access before taking action.
Plain-Language Staff Communication (NLP Layer)
Transforming Frontline Staff into Active Defenders
Our Natural Language Processing translation layer turns complex security alerts into clear, non-technical, role-tailored instructions. Care assistants, registered managers, and executives receive guidance in everyday language via SMS, email, and care apps.
Dual-Loop Collective Defence Intelligence
Local Baseline Learning + Anonymised Sector-Wide Vaccination
The platform continuously improves through a dual-learning architecture: an organisation-specific baseline that adapts to local care routines, plus an anonymised sector-wide threat intelligence network that protects all UK care providers.
Supported by Independent Prior Art & Novelty Search
Conducted across patent databases, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Semantic Scholar, and arXiv. The independent search confirmed that no prior art reference alone or in combination discloses CareShield AI's unified healthcare-specific regulatory intelligence, clinical-safety-constrained remediation, and plain-language staff communication architecture.
Eleven Connected Modules, Engineered for Healthcare
CareShield AI is designed as a closed-loop operating engine that continuously connects infrastructure monitoring, regulatory intelligence, safe remediation, and evidence generation.
End-to-End Data & Event Processing Flow
1. Ingest
Server, AD, network & clinical telemetry
2. Normalise
Unified event correlation engine
3. Detect
AI threat & compliance violation analysis
4. Map
Knowledge graph: GDPR / DSP / CQC
5. Score
Contextual clinical risk rating
6. Decide
Clinical-safety guardrail check
7. Remediate
Safe auto-action or manager escalation
8. Communicate
Plain-language staff alert dispatched
9. Record
Tamper-evident audit & evidence archive
AI-Powered Cyber Threat Detection
Continuously detects ransomware patterns, malware, abnormal logins, and phishing indicators across healthcare systems.
Continuous Vulnerability Scanning
Full estate inspection covering Active Directory, endpoints, Windows Server, network switches, and cloud repositories.
Healthcare Regulatory Knowledge Graph
Directly connects raw infrastructure telemetry to UK GDPR articles, NHS DSP Toolkit v8, and CQC data governance.
Healthcare Contextual Risk Scoring
Prioritises security alerts based on clinical system criticality, patient data sensitivity, and resident welfare impact.
Autonomous Remediation & Safety Guardrails
Executes automated containment while evaluating shift schedules, active care workflows, and emergency access.
Plain-Language AI Communication Layer
Translates technical security alerts into clear, non-technical guidance tailored for frontline care workers.
Executive & Registered Manager Dashboards
Consolidated single-pane-of-glass overview of organizational cyber risk, compliance status, and audit readiness.
Audit Reporting & Evidence Dossiers
Continuously accumulates compliance evidence as a by-product of daily monitoring, eliminating annual manual scrambles.
Multi-Site Healthcare Management
Centralised oversight across 5 to 50+ care home sites with delegated administrative controls.
Dual-Loop Collective Defence Network
Anonymised sector-wide threat intelligence loop that inoculates all participating healthcare organisations.
Identity & Access Governance
Deep integration with Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Entra ID, and clinical user provisioning systems.
Continuous Assurance Across Key UK Regulators
NHS DSP Toolkit Version 8
NCSC CAF 3.4 aligned. Continuously collects all 42 objective evidence items from system telemetry.
UK GDPR & DPA 2018
Automated 72-hour ICO breach documentation, consent records, and encrypted AES-256 data transfers.
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Direct alignment with CQC Safe & Well-Led data governance frameworks. Generates inspector-ready dossiers.
Cyber Security & Resilience Bill
Framework-aligned compliance ready for tightening UK critical supplier regulations and incident reporting.
A Seamless 5-Step Workflow: Connect to Report
CareShield AI operates continuously in the background. From rapid 24-hour integration to real-time threat detection, clinically safe remediation, and automated audit dossiers.
The 5-Step Healthcare Cyber Governance Cycle
Connect → Analyze → Identify → Act → Report1. Connect Systems
Plug into Active Directory, Windows Server, network switches, and clinical EPR systems in <24 hours.
Continuous Feedback & Learning Loop
The workflow operates as an ongoing cycle rather than a point-in-time check. Each completed step continuously refines threat detection, reduces manual paperwork, and strengthens DSP Toolkit audit evidence.
Target Customers, Market Opportunity & Predictable SaaS Pricing
Serving a £1.13B UK healthcare cybersecurity market with transparent monthly packages aligned with what care providers already spend on care software.
Target Customer Segments in UK Healthcare & Adult Social Care
Care Home Groups & Chains
5 to 50+ care home portfolios needing centralised governance & collective defence.
Independent Care & Nursing Homes
Small to mid-sized homes needing affordable, automated DSP Toolkit compliance.
GP Practices & Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Multi-site surgeries handling NHS patient records and strict data security rules.
Community Healthcare & Hospices
Palliative & community services with distributed care staff and tablet access.
Healthcare Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
IT providers seeking CAF-aligned security tooling for their care client base.
Private Healthcare & Specialist Clinics
Independent clinics requiring rapid ICO/GDPR compliance and encryption controls.
Defensibility & Market Landscape
As detailed in the Business Plan (Pages 60–72), CareShield AI addresses a £1.13B UK market with a blue-ocean platform that unifies operational security, healthcare compliance, and clinical safety.
| Feature / Capability | CareShield AI | Sophos Healthcare | OneTrust | Tugboat Logic | Netsafe / Interbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Powered Threat Detection | |||||
| Real-Time Infrastructure Monitoring | |||||
| Active Directory & Identity Monitoring | |||||
| Network & Endpoint Security | |||||
| Healthcare-Specific Platform | |||||
| Healthcare Regulatory Knowledge Graph | |||||
| GDPR Compliance Mapping | |||||
| DSP Toolkit Compliance Automation | |||||
| CQC Compliance Mapping | |||||
| Continuous Compliance Monitoring | |||||
| Automated Compliance Evidence Collection | |||||
| AI Contextual Clinical Risk Scoring | |||||
| Automated Remediation | |||||
| Clinical Safety-Aware Remediation | |||||
| Encryption Enforcement | |||||
| Device Isolation | |||||
| User Access Governance | |||||
| Plain-Language Staff Alerts (NLP) | |||||
| Role-Based Staff Communication | |||||
| Automated Audit Reports | |||||
| CQC & DSP Toolkit Ready Reports | |||||
| Proactive Healthcare Risk Intelligence | |||||
| Continuous AI Collective Learning | |||||
| Multi-Site Healthcare Management | |||||
| Designed for UK Adult Social Care | Partial | ||||
| Combines Security + Compliance + Remediation + Staff Guidance |
Validated by 154 Providers & 3 Signed LOIs
As set out in the Business Plan (Pages 73–77), our product architecture, clinical safety approach, and subscription pricing have been validated through rigorous primary research and verified customer commitments.
Sector Survey of 154 UK Healthcare & Care Providers
Closed 21 August 2026Compliance requirements creating the biggest challenge
NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit (86.9%) · UK GDPR (72.5%) · CQC Info Governance (66.7%)
Monthly time spent on compliance reporting & evidence preparation
10 to 20 hours/mo (54.9%) · 5 to 10 hours (21.6%) · Over 20 hours (11.1%)
Value of a platform combining cyber monitoring and compliance
Extremely valuable (67.3%) · Very valuable (28.1%) — Total: 95.4% positive
Importance of clinical safety guardrails & patient care continuity
Extremely important (66.9%) · Very important (29.9%) — Total: 96.8% essential
Interest in participating in early paid pilot deployment
Yes, definitely (80.3%) · Possibly, depending on details (18.4%)
Monthly budget considered reasonable for platform
£100 to £250/mo (66.9%) · £250 to £500/mo (28.6%) — Total: 95.5% in £100-£500
Signed Letters of Intent (LOIs) from Verified Care Providers
Registered at Companies House & Independently VerifiableSabrina Health Care Ltd
Bridlington, East Yorkshire
Independent multi-site operator running residential and nursing care homes across the Yorkshire coast with 100+ care staff.
Committed Plan & Rate:
Professional Plan (£199/site/mo + £35 add-ons)
Signed: 1 September 2026
Caldwell Grange Care Home
Nuneaton, Warwickshire (Runwood Homes Ltd)
Single home operating within Runwood Homes Ltd, one of the UK's largest elderly care groups operating nationally.
Committed Plan & Rate:
Basic Plan (£79/site/mo + £35 add-ons)
Signed: 2 September 2026
Restcare Limited
Harlow, Essex
CQC-registered provider rated 'Good' across all 5 inspection domains, registered with the NHS DSP Toolkit as a social care provider.
Committed Plan & Rate:
Professional Plan (£199/site/mo + £35 add-ons)
Signed: 5 September 2026
Predictable SaaS Tiers, Care-Sector Aligned
Priced in line with standard care management software (£100–£300/site/mo) rather than cost-prohibitive enterprise security suites. Validated by 95.5% of survey respondents in our sector research.
Basic Plan
per care site / month
Single care home or small provider needing baseline monitoring and live compliance status.
Professional Plan
per care site / month
Care homes requiring full monitoring, automated remediation, and inspection-ready evidence.
Enterprise Plan
blended group / month
Multi-site care groups (5–50+ homes) requiring consolidated portfolio governance and reporting.
Managed Security Service
per account / month
Providers with no internal IT function seeking full human SOC triage + automated platform.
Usage-Based Compliance Add-Ons (£35 / unit)
Available across all subscription tiers on demand without forcing upgrades.
DSP Toolkit Submission Pack
Complete evidence dossier with 42 objective criteria assertions compiled on demand before the annual NHS deadline.
CQC Inspection Evidence Dossier
Generated instantly when an inspection is announced. Covers Safe and Well-Led data governance records.
Care Software API Access
Direct API sync for care planning vendors (Nourish, Birdie, CareSys) embedding live compliance in their systems.
Interactive Care Home ROI & Cost Calculator
Estimate your monthly subscription, time saved, and breach risk mitigation return.
Estimated Investment & Annual Return
3-Year Business Plan Financial Projections
Founders & Technical Leadership
Combining deep academic cybersecurity expertise, frontline UK adult social care experience, and healthcare software engineering to build a trusted, clinically aware platform.
Gopika Suresh
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Product Leadership, Healthcare Domain & Regulatory Architecture
Postgraduate cybersecurity specialist combining technical degrees with direct frontline experience in UK residential care homes. She identified the critical gap in care-sector compliance and designed CareShield AI's clinical safety framework and regulatory knowledge graph.
Strategic Focus
Dedicated to automating cyber protection and DSP Toolkit compliance through clinical safety guardrails so healthcare teams can focus fully on resident care without audit anxiety.
Qualifications:
- MSc Cyber Security — Edinburgh Napier University (2025)
- B.Tech Computer Science — KTU University (2019)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Track Record:
- Healthcare Assistant — Manor Grange Care Home, Edinburgh (2025–Present) & Leys Park Care Home
- System Administrator — Cogniz Info Tech (2020–2023)
- Cisco Network Engineer Intern — Cogniz Info Tech (2019–2020)
Akhil Alex Thomas
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Commercial Strategy, Market Growth & Customer Acquisition
Commercial leader experienced in regulated financial services governance, B2B SaaS go-to-market strategies, customer acquisition, and healthcare technology partnerships across the UK.
Strategic Focus
Focused on delivering enterprise-grade cyber resilience at a price point care homes already recognise from their care management software, creating measurable operational ROI.
Qualifications:
- MSc Marketing with Digital Strategies — Edinburgh Napier University (2024)
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) — St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bangalore (2017)
Track Record:
- Case Consultant — Lloyds Bank Group (April 2025–Present) in regulated environment
- Digital Marketing Intern — OSEON (2023)
- Sales & Marketing Executive — CBMS Media (2020–2021)
Razdan Rasheed
Technical Lead / Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Software Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure & Engineering Build
Senior software engineer with 5+ years commercial experience, including 3 years at Nalashaa Healthcare Solutions delivering FHIR-standard clinical applications, secure API connectors, and automated test pipelines.
Strategic Focus
Committed to rigorous engineering quality, full FHIR data interoperability, and automated clinical safety verification before any technical action touches a care environment.
Qualifications:
- Master's in Software Development — University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (2024)
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics & Communication
- React, JavaScript/CSS Certified; AWS Cloud Practitioner (in progress)
Track Record:
- Healthcare Software Developer — Nalashaa Healthcare Solutions (3 yrs) delivering FHIR-compliant clinical apps
- Senior Protection Advisor — Lloyds Banking Group (March 2025–Present)
- Full-Stack Software Developer (Freelance 2019–Present)
Strategic Access to UK HealthTech Ecosystem & Top Graduate Pipelines
CareShield AI operates from Edinburgh, providing direct access to NHS Scotland health boards, the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt cybersecurity & informatics pipelines, and the Bayes Centre AI hub. Initial commercial operations focus on England (DSP Toolkit v8 and CQC regulatory cycle), expanding across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Got Questions? We Have Answers
Find answers to the most common questions regarding CareShield AI, clinical safety, NHS DSP Toolkit v8 compliance, pilot deployments, and pricing.
CareShield AI is the UK's first integrated, AI-powered cybersecurity and regulatory compliance platform purpose-built for healthcare and adult social care organisations. It combines continuous infrastructure threat detection, automated NHS DSP Toolkit v8 evidence generation, clinical-safety-aware remediation, and plain-language staff communication within a single cloud-native SaaS solution (Patent Application GB2618503.3).