We are working to improve your experience of integrated health and social care. In order to achieve this, we are making care records available to health and social care staff in line with current legislation – the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.
The UK GDPR gives us lawful reasons to process your personal information, so we don’t need your consent. You can find out more about these lawful reasons by looking at the DCR Privacy Notice. Your health and social care professional can talk to you about how your information is shared and tell you how you can opt out of the DCR if you want to.
Opting out will not affect your treatment, but the DCR will make information sharing quicker, easier and more complete, which helps to get you the right treatment at the right time, especially in an emergency situation. More details about your information rights can be found in our Privacy Notice and on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.
A range of information will be shared with professionals through the Dorset Care Record including:
- Your up to date personal contact details and care needs
- List of diagnosed conditions – so health or social care professionals have a complete record of your care
- Medications – so everyone treating you knows what medicines you’ve been prescribed
- Allergies – to make sure you aren’t given medicine that might give you an adverse reaction
- Test results – to speed up your treatment and care
- Referrals, clinic letters and discharge information – to make sure the people caring for you have all the information they need.
Under the Dorset Care Record, medical and social care professionals will be able to access the same information. They will be able to share it safely, helping make better decisions more quickly and efficiently. This will help provide you with better healthcare.