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Dorset County Hospital adds new feeds to the DCR

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Pre-op assessment data and RMS e-docs have been added into the shared care record by Dorset County Hospital (DCH) this week.

The pre-of information will be useful for other services who may have booked in a patient for surgery to have a baseline of patient’s general health and anaesthetic risks.

The RMS information will provide users with information regarding negative mammograms. DCH also aims for this to be accessible to patients as well in our patient portal myDCR, so they can see their results at the earliest opportunity, without having to wait for the post. Continue reading “Dorset County Hospital adds new feeds to the DCR” →

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Diabetes Pathway added to the Dorset Care Record

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We’re delighted to announce that our diabetes pathway is now available within the Dorset Care Record for staff at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The new pathway allows clinicians involved in the treatment of diabetes patients to access more accurate data when needed.

There are 30,000 patients with diabetes living in Dorset – which represents 4% of the county’s population.  Supported by the Dorset Care Record, the pathway removes the need to re-enter data and allows information to be shared between trusts. In doing so, it helps improve engagement between health professionals from different disciplines and, ensuring that different places in the care system can be used to inform and improve the treatment of patients. Continue reading “Diabetes Pathway added to the Dorset Care Record” →