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Shared Care Records – Reviewing Progress and Planning Next Steps

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Our Programme Director Astrid Fairclough was part of a Health Service Journal (HSJ) webinar earlier this autumn, that looked at the progress of shared care records and plans for their future

Run in association with Orion Health, Astrid joined a small panel of experts from Doncaster and Derbyshire to consider the progress that has already been made on shared care records and – importantly – where we might go from here.

Convenor Claire Read said what was quickly clear was that, regardless of starting point, there had been consistent advances on shared care records in recent months.

The Dorset Care Record was launched in March 2018 and Astrid Fairclough spoke of how the pandemic had brought about “astronomical increases in use”. Continue reading “Shared Care Records – Reviewing Progress and Planning Next Steps” →

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Open and Transparent – Communications and Engagement at the Dorset Care Record

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Health and social care communications and engagement leads and project managers from around the country were provided with an update this week on communications and engagement work at the Dorset Care Record.

The webinar, the first of a series arranged with Wessex Care Records, is designed to start the establishment of a set of resources for shared care records to utilise as they develop and move to maturity.

Presented by the communications manager Tony McDougal, the webinar looked at how we’ve gone about our stakeholder and partner engagement work, our dealings with media and social media, some of the pitfalls we’ve faced and how we’ve overcome them and what’s next for Dorset.

 

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Communications and Engagement Webinar – Top Ten Take Home Messages

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Dorset Care Record and its sister organisation Wessex Care Records are establishing a set of resources for shared care records to utilise as they develop and move to maturity.

In the first of the webinars, our Communications and Engagement Manager Tony McDougal – as part of a wider video –   provided a top ten take home messages that hopefully will be useful for communications and engagement specialists and project managers. Continue reading “Communications and Engagement Webinar – Top Ten Take Home Messages” →

DCR October usage stats

Milestone reached: 50,000+ records accessed during October

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For the first time, more than 50,000 patient records were accessed by health and social care professionals during a month.

Figures released today show that more than  52,000 records were accessed during October, continuing the upward trend that has taken place this year.

The introduction of Single Sign On for all partners has contributed significantly to the rise with more than 37,000 records accessed by click-throughs from respective Electronic Patient Records. Portal log-ins have continued to be between 10,000 and 15,000 each month. Continue reading “Milestone reached: 50,000+ records accessed during October” →

Tony McDougal, Communications and Engagement Officer Dorset Care Record

Shared Care Webinar: Communications and Engagement – Coming Soon

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We are working with our sister organisation Wessex Care Records to set up a repository of information in a Learning Zone to help provide support and advice to Shared Care Records (ShCR) across the country.

The Learning Zone will include a range of topics and documents but we are also embarking on a series of webinar sessions that will be available to watch either live or later through our You Tube channel. Continue reading “Shared Care Webinar: Communications and Engagement – Coming Soon” →

Crystal Dennis, digital lead for Dorset CCG

How myDCR will empower patients

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Operational lead for public facing digital access at home Crystal Dennis believes myDCR heralds a new era for patient empowerment

“Most people have access to smartphone technology – be it through a mobile, a tablet, a laptop or through a desktop device.

“So we need to make really good use of these type of technologies and be able to put a digital health passport into the hands of our population so that they can contribute to their records and so that we can access services in a different way. Continue reading “How myDCR will empower patients” →

Jane Flynn, UHD lead rheumatology practitioner

Rheumatology and myDCR – A Clinician’s perspective

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Jane Flynn is a lead rheumatology practitioner at University Hospitals Dorset. In this case study she highlights her work and how myDCR will make a difference to people’s lives

“In the rheumatology department we treat patients with inflammatory arthritis and the myDCR allows photos to be uploaded. For example, an inflamed joint or a rash. This can be shared within the team and with other specialities. It can be monitored over time and we can see changes in your care and modify your treatment because of these.

“The goals section will be able to monitor weight and blood pressure and this will be visible to all professionals. As part of patients ongoing care, we recommend they weight themselves and take their blood pressure. Continue reading “Rheumatology and myDCR – A Clinician’s perspective” →

Annemieke Fox, UHD MND advanced healthcare practitioner

How myDCR will help those suffering from Motor Neuron Disease

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Advanced healthcare practitioner coordinator Annemieke Fox’s role at University Hospitals Dorset is to support people with Motor Neuron Disease. Here she talks about her role and how myDCR will benefit clinicians and patients

“My job is to support people with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and their families from diagnosis  throughout their journey.

“I’m currently using the Dorset Care Record to access information about patients from their community healthcare professionals, which I wouldn’t normally have access to through the hospital records.

“People with MND often have varying levels of disability, which might make accessing their myDCR challenging for them. Continue reading “How myDCR will help those suffering from Motor Neuron Disease” →

Mark Watson, co-founder of Dorset Carers Hub

myDCR – The view from Dorset Carers Hub

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Mark Watson and his wife Sue founded the Dorset Carers Hub several years ago and they are driven by a single goal – to do their part in making the world a better place for all carers. Here he talks about the hub and how myDCR offers support for all carers

“The Dorset Carers hub is about giving each other support, whether you are a young carer or an old carer, carers can come together to discuss their problems. It supports other carers, offers peer to peer support, advocacy and social events. Continue reading “myDCR – The view from Dorset Carers Hub” →

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Festival of the Future – Future Health and Care

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We were delighted to be able to join Digital Dorset in their Festival of the Future event last week. The fifth day looked at health and social care and included a 15 minute slot on the Dorset Care Record, involving:

  • A myDCR animation video
  • A walk-through of the myDCR system by our business analyst Theresa Smith
  • An interview with our SRO Peter Gill and digital lead Crystal Dennis

You can see these from 1hr, 52m, 35 seconds!