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Last chance to give your views on sharing patient information

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There’s a final opportunity for people in Dorset to give their views on how patient information is shared by health and care services – and in particular, what would give them trust and confidence in how this is done and where they prefer to get this information from on this important topic.

It’s all part of a programme of research being carried out by our sister organisation, the Wessex Care Records (WCR) programme, with the results being used to develop a plan for future citizen communications and engagement on information sharing.

There’s been a great response to the Wessex Care Records citizen survey but there’s still time to complete it by the closing date of next Friday (19 August) – please feel free to share the survey with family or friends if you think it would be of interest.

There’s more information on this research, including some helpful FAQs on the Wessex Care Records website or get in touch with Tim Smith, Communications and Engagement  Manager for WCR.

 

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Push to reach 5,000 trained users by year end

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We are nearing our target of having 5,000 trained users across our health and social care partners completing our mandatory training module on information sharing and security by the end of the year.

At present, we are just 400 short and more facilitated sessions for our mandatory module on information sharing and security are planned for this month to boost numbers further.

We have set up a range of videos on our closed you tube channel for staff covering, searching for a patient’s record; discussion to view; how to view a sensitive records; what an opt-out record looks like plus a range of user guides. Continue reading “Push to reach 5,000 trained users by year end” →

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Digital starter-pack available for potential new health and care users

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We’ve produced a digital starter pack for potential tertiary organisations who have contracts with our key partners and may find it useful to have access to our shared care record. We’re delighted that Help & Care, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and Age UK North, West and South Dorset are currently benefitting from using our shared care record and several others are pending approval.

The starter-pack contains slides covering background, history, benefits, information currently available in the Dorset Care Record, training requirements and links to further information and support.

It also highlights the information we need to get you started, such as Information Commissioner’s Office registration number, Care Quality Commission accreditation, whether you’re signed up to the Dorset Information Sharing Charter and if you’ve met the Data Protection and Security Toolkit standards.

Do get in touch if you’d like to learn more by contacting our communications and engagement officer Tony McDougal  — tony.mcdougal@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

 

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Wessex Care Records citizen engagement research

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Colleagues at our sister organisation, the Wessex Care Records, want to make sure that people across Dorset and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight understand how their health and care information is shared and have confidence that this is being done safely and securely.

To help to do this, it is carrying out some research on people’s understanding of, and attitudes to, information sharing by health and care services as well as where they prefer to get their information from. Continue reading “Wessex Care Records citizen engagement research” →

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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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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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New Zealand Orion Health product director meets our staff

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New Zealand Orion Health Product Director Vianney Chauvineau this week spent a day meeting the Dorset Care Record team and the Integrated Care System’s Enterprise Digital Architect Graham Sheppard.

Chauvineau, who is meeting customer clients across Europe, visited with Orion Health’s UK and Ireland Product Owner Bruce Horne to discuss the progress of the diabetes pathway, our fledgling patient portal, myDCR roadmap and future product developments. Continue reading “New Zealand Orion Health product director meets our staff” →

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Dorset Care Record Stakeholder Update – April 2022

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Welcome to our latest stakeholder update about progress of the Dorset Care Record and our new patient portal, myDCR.

Growing the Dorset Care Record

More than 76,000 patient records were viewed by health and social care professionals in March, making it the busiest month ever for our shared care record. The figure was nearly 14% per cent higher than in February and meant there were 2,400 records being accessed every day. The number of active users also rose, highlighting the success of our online training around information sharing and security. Nearly 4,000 staff have now completed this training. Continue reading “Dorset Care Record Stakeholder Update – April 2022” →