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DCR Stakeholder Update – July 2021

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Our stakeholder update includes our latest news and information on our work over the past six months and looks ahead at some of our future plans.

Our work around community pharmacies recognised nationally

The Dorset Care Record features in the Government’s data strategy, launched by the Department of Health and Social Care this week. The strategy is designed to support delivery of patient centred care with a view of giving them better access and greater control over their health and care data.

We were highlighted for our work enabling community pharmacies to have access to the Dorset Care Record during the first wave of the Covid pandemic last Spring.

The Strategy says our work “enables community pharmacists to access relevant information about patients, which can help pharmacists support management of long-term conditions, preventing future hospital admissions.”

The Government has said there will be a full consultation and further information is available at Data strategy to support delivery of patient centred care – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For the full story go to DCR features in Government data strategy publication – Dorset Care Record (dorsetcouncil.gov.uk)

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Dorset Digital Health: Smarter Solutions: Connecting Care

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We’ve been working with partners and Our Dorset to showcase Dorset’s Integrated Care System’s digital offer. In this video, you can find out about our work with community pharmacies, Yeovil Hospital, the forthcoming diabetes pathway and how we’ve grown in the past 12 months. The video also highlights our work with #WessexCareRecords on greater interoperability with our Hampshire friends and progress of the One Medication Record. Continue reading “Dorset Digital Health: Smarter Solutions: Connecting Care” →

Nurse looks at health and care record

DCR features in Government data strategy publication

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The Dorset Care Record features in the Government’s data strategy, launched by the Department of Health and Social Care this week. The Strategy is designed to support delivery of patient centred care with a view of giving them better access and greater control over their health and care data.

We were highlighted for our work enabling community pharmacies to have access to the Dorset Care Record during the first wave of the Covid pandemic last Spring. Continue reading “DCR features in Government data strategy publication” →

Marnhull Pharmacy, North Dorset

How one North Dorset pharmacist is using the Dorset Care Record

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Community pharmacy professionals have been able to use the Dorset Care Record since the middle of last year, supporting their integration in the county’s health and social care system.

The sector was the first outside the acute and community hospital and social care settings to be given access to the DCR portal and they play a crucial role in supporting patients to make the most of their medicines and manage long-term conditions.

Many pharmacists are using the DCR to care for patients after discharge from hospital or to check blood results to assist with medicines discussions. Continue reading “How one North Dorset pharmacist is using the Dorset Care Record” →

Blood tests

Greater understanding of blood test results enhancing patient care

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Principal clinical scientist Tanya Hart says the Dorset Care Record is providing people with better quality interpretation of their blood test results than in the past.

Dr Hart, who has been working at University Hospitals Dorset for the past 17 years, says part of her role involved interpreting blood test results and deciding which “abnormal” ones need urgent action and which are satisfactory. Continue reading “Greater understanding of blood test results enhancing patient care” →

Sam Belhomme

Driving up user numbers through communications

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University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) Dorset Care Record project support officer Sam Belhomme charts the acute hospital’s progress so far and highlights how a communications strategy to drive up user numbers is paying dividends.

We have spent the last couple of years implementing a number of different components into the Dorset Care Record (DCR): Demographics, Emergency Department encounters, Inpatient admissions, Outpatient attendances, WLM bookings, Radiology reports, Allergies, Clinic Letters, ED Discharge Summaries, Inpatient Discharge Summaries and Single Sign on for staff (phew).

But there is still work to be done. My manager Grant Thompson and I are currently working on putting our Business As Usual processes in place as well as looking at what additional documentation we can start sending into DCR. We are also starting to look at the new Citizen Portal called myDCR and how it can be utilised by patients and staff to enhance care.

Last but by no means least, we are working at UHD to increase our current user base and promote DCR both within the stand alone DCR portal and also via the Graphnet EPR single sign on functionality. Continue reading “Driving up user numbers through communications” →

Dorset Care Record: Helping to prepare patients for endoscopy surgery

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Medical history and past and current medications information in the Dorset Care Record is helping clinical staff prepare patients for surgery.

Rebecca Bradley has worked in the University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) endoscopy pre-assessment department since October 2020 while her colleague, Simone King, has been in the endoscopy pre-assessment for the past 4 years. Continue reading “Dorset Care Record: Helping to prepare patients for endoscopy surgery” →

Our departing privacy officer Tracy Brinson

Privacy, Data Protection, Training and Engagement in the Dorset Care Record

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Our privacy officer Tracy Brinson is leaving after 28 years following a range of roles across Dorset Council. These are her farewell thoughts on the Dorset Care Record and Information Governance.

Imagine a football match at the beginning of a new season.  Both teams are chomping at the bit to get their first victory and grab those precious three points. Side A is up to speed with all the rules and regulations having poured over the Football Association’s rule book. Side B has failed to notice the offside rule has changed meaning that at least one attacker can be ahead of the last line of defence when the ball is passed through. The result? Side B faces a crisis of confidence. The calamity of an unprepared side and a heavy defeat. And a loss of support and belief from their fan base. The moral of the story – if you are prepared and up to date with developments you stand a much better chance of victory. Continue reading “Privacy, Data Protection, Training and Engagement in the Dorset Care Record” →

Fiona White

Out of the digital dark ages and into the light – how the DCR is helping medicines management technicians in Poole

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When Fiona White qualified four years ago as a medicines management technician, she was constantly ringing GP surgeries and asking staff to fax through often hand-written information.

Now she is a regular and consistent Dorset Care Record user and loves its easy access and intuitive nature.

Fiona has been working at Poole Hospital since 2015. The role complements the hospital pharmacists but is different. Fiona is involved in supplying medication to patients while they are in hospital, in preparation for their discharge; counselling patients on their past and current medication; carrying out technical checks and liaising with members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and efficient service.

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