There are a number of benefits to you from linking your Dorset health and social care records. These include:
- No need to repeat your details to different professionals
- Your care record is always available to the health and social care professionals providing your care and treatment
- We always have accurate contact details and who is listed in your Support Network/Circle of Care
- Co-ordinated care around your needs
- Understanding your situation better and the timeline of interventions across services/organisations
- Your record travels with you around the county.
The Dorset Care Record benefits for social care in particular include:
- Help to improve hospital discharge planning
- Inform support and care management in the community to help keep you independent
- Time saved searching for information and understanding the situation when you first contact social care
- Helping you keep well and out of hospital and understanding when you have been admitted to hospital so that home care visits can be stopped.
The Dorset Care Record will make a big difference for health and care professionals, giving them a comprehensive view of your history and needs at the touch of a button. There will be no need for a series of phone calls or delays in seeking additional information. They will have a much better chance of preventing avoidable health problems, reducing hospital admissions and ensuring you receive exactly the right kind of care and support you need.
To find out more about our benefits work – Benefits baseline established for the Dorset Care Record – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)