Users can expect some down-time later this month. Orion Health will be upgrading to the latest patient health records on Saturday 25 September.
At the same time, essential maintenance will be carried for the CentOS servers to ensure our feeds remain strong and stable. We will update with further information and timescales when available.
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Talented artist Alex May has produced a Dorset Care Record (DCR) illustration helping tell our story in a visual way.
Alex, who works for Dorset Council has produced a number of illustration across various local authority disciples but more recently has been concentrating on the council’s digital offering.
The DCR PMO approached him to see if he could produce a DCR illustration that could be used by communications leads to help highlight to partners the benefits of using the DCR.
Alex was briefed initially by our communications lead Tony McDougal and then came to listen to the thoughts of the PMO during one of our team meetings. We encouraged PMO members to say what resonated with them most about the DCR and it led to some of the images captured here.
We were keen to get across the idea of feeds coming into the DCR but also the two way nature of the partnership – that the partnership was not just acute health, but social workers and pharmacists and GPs
Alex has captured the myDCR (public portal) element too and the power of ownership – the innovative digital nature of the project, the strong relationships needed for this to succeed, the benefits of only having to tell your story once, the partnership work and the importance that this information is secure.
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If you would like to have a full size copy talk to your comms lead or contact DCR’s communications manager Tony McDougal (tony.mcdougal@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Health and social care professionals from across our Partnership have been highlighting some of the benefits of the Dorset Care Record (DCR) in a series of video interviews with our training manager Catherine Snook.
Tim Shaw, CCIO at University Hospitals Dorset, says the DCR has been so useful during the Covid crisis: “The DCR has really come into its own during lockdown, particularly when I’m making phone or virtual conversations with patients. I can see what medications they are on. I can see what they’ve been discussing with their GP and I can do in patient context directly from my electronic patient record.” Continue reading “DCR Staff Video Case Studies”
Additional training dates set up for the Dorset Care Record
We have now added a further 7 dates to the calendar over the next 3 months (effectively now delivering the webinar on a weekly basis). Anyone wishing to book a space on the 30 minute webinar needs to email dcrtraining@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk with their name, job title and preferred slot. Continue reading “DCR Update: New training dates available and Mosaic Single Sign On issues resolved”
As part of an Orion Health Platform (OHP) upgrade, the Dorset Care Record will be down from this evening (Thursday 13 May, 8pm) for 12 hours (Friday 14 May, 8am). Feeds from partner systems will be stopped from 5pm this afternoon until tomorrow morning.
Earlier this year, we successfully introduced a new way to get Primary Care (GP) information in the DCR. The GP Connect system has replaced the previous MIG system. We believe the benefits include –
Continue reading “Removal of GP tab and system downtime as part of Orion Health Platform upgrade”
The allergies badge in the DCR Patient Banner is being temporarily removed tomorrow (21st April at 08:30) following clinical advice. It will be reinstated at a later date once a solution is available to mitigate the clinical risk.
However, allergies can still be found in the following areas:
Staff have been notified of these changes and sent slides earlier today (Tuesday 20 April)
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As part of our latest release, which took place over the weekend, we have introduced problem lists.
Clinicians will see that a new problem list tab is now available in the Dorset Care Record. It can be used for viewing allergies, alerts and diagnosis (problems). There will also be a link from the allergies and alerts buttons in the patient banner to the problem list tab.
Continue reading “Problem Lists added to the Dorset Care Record”
We have successfully introduced a new way to get Primary Care (GP) Information in DCR. The GP Connect system is replacing the current MIG system.
Among the benefits will be:
With GP Connect replacing the MIG system for DCR users in early March, we have created a Frequently Asked Questions section to help you out.
What is GP Connect?
GP connect aims to support better clinical care by opening up information and data held within GP practice IT systems for use across health and social care. The GP connect vision will be achieved by standardising integration and simplifying the operating model.
The service makes patient medical information available to all appropriate clinicians when and where they need it to support direct patient care, leading to improvements in both care and outcomes.
GP connect will save time for clinicians, and provide better, more convenient care for patients. It will also help meet targets under NHS England’s improving access to general practice programme.
The programme is supporting extended access providers, the creation of primary care networks and the local health care record exemplar approaches highlighted in the NHS long term plan.
What are the benefits of GP Connect? Continue reading “GP Connect – Frequently Asked Questions”
Access to primary care (GP data) is a huge part of why the Dorset Care Record is so important to health and social care users. Since we began nearly three years ago, the DCR has accessed GP information through the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) – a secure technology which enables the two-way exchange of patient information.
NHS Digital has been keen to push the interoperability agenda further, and has created GP Connect standards, ensuring better enabling primary care information can be shared between the NHS and local authorities. Continue reading “GP Connect – Coming soon to the Dorset Care Record”