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Tim Smith, Wessex Care Records communications and engagement lead

Sharing patient information across Wessex

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In our latest think-piece, Tim Smith, communications manager for Population Health Management Service for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, highlights the ongoing work taking place to join up records across Wessex and writes about the importance of people understanding how their records are shared. His blog include a link to a survey for people to complete on their thoughts of records being shared.

If you are reading the DCR blog, you’ll probably already know that the Dorset Care Record enables sharing of patient information by health and care professionals across the county. You may also know that Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has a similar system called the Care and Health Information Exchange (CHIE).

But ill-health doesn’t recognise lines on a map. If I live in Basingstoke but have an accident on the A35 and get taken to hospital in Bournemouth or live in Dorchester but need to visit a regional specialist unit at Southampton General Hospital, my records can’t currently be shared ‘cross-border’ for my care and treatment. Continue reading “Sharing patient information across Wessex” →

Derbyshire Shared Care Record

Forthcoming webinar – Launching a shared care record: The Derbyshire experience

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The Derbyshire Shared Care Record is now live.  This  webinar session, which will take place on Wednesday 20 July between 10am-11am,  is being presented by Jane Owens Implementation Lead and Charles Frakes Privacy Officer.

The presentation will cover aspects of how this was achieved i.e. Information Governance, Testing, Training, Communications and Engagement and will give an insight into the different stages of implementation that were required.

The session will cover how good governance has promoted working in partnership with the supplier and provider organisations and will give an insight into next steps.

To register for the event go to Webinar (microsoft.com)

And to find out more about the Derbyshire shared care record – Joined Up Care Derbyshire – Shared Care Record

Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested in attending

 We look forward to seeing you on the day

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Mary Brinsdon, UHD cancer nurse specialist

Patient allergy and medical history information useful for University Hospitals Dorset cancer nurse specialist

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Lead Gynaecology Cancer Nurse Specialist Mary Brinsdon has become a keen user of the Dorset Care Record in recent months, using the shared care record nearly 500 times during May.

Mary, who has been a gynaecology and oncology clinical nurse specialist at University Hospitals Dorset for the past eight and a half years, found out about the shared care record from colleagues. Continue reading “Patient allergy and medical history information useful for University Hospitals Dorset cancer nurse specialist” →

Dorset HealthCare's John Hutchence

Growing the use of the Dorset Care Record – A Partner’s story

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One of Dorset HealthCare’s Project Support Officers, John Hutchence, has for the past 4 months been working on finding out what DHC users think of DCR and how to promote the system. In our latest blog, John highlights some of important feedback received and details what is being done to further promote the system.

DCR has been live for several years and statistics regarding use are regularly sent out to partner organisations. The number of trained users within DHC has risen to over 1000, but the number of active users each month has typically been around 20% of this figure.  In mid-February a questionnaire was sent out to all trained users to find out more about how the Trust uses DCR, with a view to increase the figures. Continue reading “Growing the use of the Dorset Care Record – A Partner’s story” →

DCR talk to the mid-Dorset Patient Participation Group

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At the NHS Dorset Patient Participation Group webinar last week, comms and engagement manager Tony McDougal and project manager Jodie Crowfoot gave participants a background to the care record including why it’s needed, how it works and the benefits for both patients and medical practitioners.
They also introduced the new patient portal myDCR, currently in pilot stage, which will enable patients to view information and interact with their health and care practitioners.

 

 

 

Issues around sharing health and care records stretch back many years, said John Farenden

Taking a patient-centric approach – Ellie, Clare, Branwen and Jane

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Shared care records need to take a patient-centric approach to prevent harm and save lives.

In his DCR webinar presentation, John Farenden provided some detailed case studies, highlighting past failings, which had led to coroner’s reports highlighting the inability of health and care organisations to share information properly. Continue reading “Taking a patient-centric approach – Ellie, Clare, Branwen and Jane” →

James Mountford, NHS Director of Improvement Services

Digital Technology key to enhancing our health and care services

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Delegates from across the country flocked to London’s Excel Centre for the first time since Covid to hear a range of speakers stress the importance of learning and enhancing the digital technological advances learnt from the pandemic. Our Communications and Engagement Manager Tony McDougal reports

Huge advances made in data analysis and technology from the Covid pandemic must be taken forward in the new Integrated Care Systems, ensuring both health and care settings benefit from learnings.

Continue reading “Digital Technology key to enhancing our health and care services” →

John Farenden, NHS England webinar speaker

Shared Care Records – “Clare, Ellie, Jane and Branwen”

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We are delighted to welcome John Farenden, NHS England senior programme director and shared care record lead, to talk about the future of direction of shared care records.

John’s webinar will take place on Wednesday 25 May from 10am-11am and intriguingly he has entitled his talk, “Clare, Ellie, Jane and Branwen”. He will also be available to answer questions at the end of the Webinar.

If you would like to attend and hear the latest direct from John, please complete Webinar Registration

Please share this email with any of your colleagues who would also like to attend.

We look forward to seeing you at this event, which will be filmed and available on our You Tube channel later. You can find our past webinars

Communications and Engagement Challenges and Opportunities – Dorset Care Record Webinar – Communications and Engagement: What works and what hasn’t…. – YouTube

Community Pharmacies and the DCR – Community Pharmacies and the Dorset Care Record – YouTube

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