Welcome to our latest stakeholder update about progress of the Dorset Care Record. This will be my last update as I have moved to become a Communications Business Partner for Adults and Housing at Dorset Council.
Two adult hospices join our shared care record
Two of Dorset’s adult hospices – Lewis Manning Hospice Care at Poole and Dorchester-based Weldmar Hospice have joined the Dorset Care Record (DCR). They will be able to provide end of life care information for our core partners as well health and social care organisations across the county.
Two hospices for adults join the Dorset Care Record – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Additional functionality added to the DCR
In January we announced that adult alerts from Dorset Council have been added to the DCR. Among the type of alerts being shared are details of any allergies, serious communicable disease, potential injury risk from the home environment, missing persons, safeguarding alerts and history of violence from service users.
We also announced that nearly 70 alerts from Dorset County Hospital have been added, including allergy alerts such as hay fever, latex, house dust, bees and wasps and alerts around specific medical conditions, such as possible cases of tuberculosis and previous pressure ulcer alerts.
To find out more – Dorset Council adult alerts added to the Dorset Care Record – Dorset Care Record and Additional alerts from DCH available in the DCR – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Benefits Realisation Management Webinar
As part of our ongoing work around benefits, we hosted a webinar on Benefits Realisation Management that was led by NHS England Shared Care Records Programme Benefits Analyst Gareth Curt.
To view the video – Webinar: Top tips for Benefits Realisation – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
New features within our shared care record
We have introduced some new features to the DCR this year including the ability to automatically publish documents as well as providing a patient portal upgrade to myDCR – Automatic publishing of documents available through DCR – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
myDCR Case study – Mark’s story
Since last summer, we have been piloting our patient portal, myDCR, involving more than 200 residents across the county, trialling different elements with specific patients. We caught up with Mark, who told us his story – Piloting myDCR – Our Patient Portal: Mark’s story – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
How the DCR is helping clinicians working with stroke patients
We spoke to Becky Jupp at University Hospitals Dorset to find out how she uses the shared care record in clinic and when people are brought in having suffered a suspected stroke. – DCR – Providing a full picture for clinicians treating stroke patients – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Five years of the Dorset Care Record
We’ve grown massively since the launch of the DCR 5 years ago and now have a system which is used by thousands of health and social care professionals. In our latest think piece, our outgoing communications and engagement manager Tony McDougal looked back at the triumphs and frustrations of the past 60 months – Keeping eyes on the goal… – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Apprenticeships and the DCR
We have a long history of utilising apprentices at Dorset Council and for National Apprenticeship Week we ran a number of case studies. To catch up with their thoughts –
Jodie Crowfoot – Apprenticeships – Providing a rich experience of life – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Lisa Trickey – National Apprenticeship Week: Lisa Trickey – A 30 year career in digital – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Joanna Holmes and Jade House –National Apprenticeship Week: A view from new digital apprentices – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
Volunteering on the Jurassic Coast
The team joined forces with our sister organisation, Wessex Care Records, to spend half a day litter picking with the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre manager Ali Ferris on a gorgeous November afternoon. Find out how we got on – Collecting litter along the Jurassic Coast – Our volunteering day – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)
If you’d like either a virtual or face-to-face update from the team, do contact us at dorsetcarerecord@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Tony McDougal, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager
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