In our latest blog, Dorset Cancer Centre project manager Wendy Green talks about the progress of the cancer follow-up pathway, which is a key pilot for our Citizen Portal.
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Digital Team
The Dorset Care Record, one year on
One year after demographics from the three acute hospitals and GP Summary Care Records came on stream in the Dorset Care Record, Communications Officer Tony McDougal looks back at progress over the past 12 months.
Radiology, Pathology and referrals coming on stream in the Dorset Care Record
People living in Dorset can look forward to enhanced coordinated care as further records are joined up within the Dorset Care Record (DCR).
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Katherine reports on LHCRE conference in London
Shared experiences and the chance to air common concerns and issues were a key part of the recent national Local Health and Care Record conference in London. Katharine Guthrie, Wessex Local Health and Care Record stakeholder manager, reports
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DCR wins approval from hospital consultant
The Dorset Care Record has elevated our ability to look at the patient’s record above that provided by the Summary Care Record. As it has a user friendly interface and with no smart card required I can access it anywhere and get the latest information from primary care on my patients.
Most recently it has been of use in seeing who has been immunised for flu so allowing us to a make the correct choices around prophylaxis when they have been exposed.
Dr Matt Thomas (centre), Consultant Geriatrician, Poole hospital.
Have you heard of the Dorset Care Record?
Over the New Year period, we carried out a communications campaign around the launch of a new leaflet, “Have you heard about the Dorset Care Record?”
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Citizen Portal Design Workshop
Clinicians, patient representatives, wider advocacy stakeholders and partners joined forces this week for a major workshop to take forward the Dorset Care Record (DCR) Citizen Portal. This was the first occasion for many to have their say on key issues around what should be within the Citizen Portal.
Mike from Bridport and electronic record sharing
In this video, Mike from Bridport talks to Tony, DCR Communications Officer, about his experiences in Dorset of health and social care record sharing.
Jack and James
In this video, James talks about the Dorset Care Record, his medical journey, and the easy read leaflet we produced in collaboration with People First Dorset.