DCR

DCR stats for Sept 2021

myDCR highlighted in NHSX blog on a celebration of progress for shared care records

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The Dorset Care Record has been showcased in a new blog on the progress of shared care records by NHSX Programme Director Ashley Hannah.

The blog highlights the achievements of shared care records across England over the past nine months but Mr Hannah touches on the  DCR for its work on moving towards our patient portal myDCR.

Mr Hannah wrote: “Secondly, the Dorset Care Record (DCR) which brings together Dorset’s acute hospitals, two local authorities, community and mental health providers and GPs. Three years after accepting its first demographic information, the DCR will soon pilot its patient health record “myDCR”. This will enable people in Dorset to view their record, record and monitor health goals and actions, share data with health and social care professionals and receive clinic letters from hospitals about discharge information and appointments.” Continue reading “myDCR highlighted in NHSX blog on a celebration of progress for shared care records” →

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.

Continue reading “Out of the digital dark ages and into the light – how the DCR is helping medicines management technicians in Poole” →

Dr Mike Bayne

Bridging the county – how the DCR is enhancing patient management for Poole oncologist

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Having blood test results and clinical correspondence in one place at a touch of a button is helping boost patient care for Poole oncologist Dr Mike Bayne.

Dr Bayne, has been a consultant oncologist in Poole since 2005 specialising in lung cancer, radiotherapy for haematological malignancy and is chair of the Dorset Neuroendocrine MDT. Continue reading “Bridging the county – how the DCR is enhancing patient management for Poole oncologist” →

Better, more convenient patient care – Dorset Care Record introduces new system for primary care information

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Health and social care professionals using the Dorset Care Record are now receiving GP data in a different way that is in-line with GP Connect standards.

The system has replaced the traditional Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG) system. It aims to support better clinical care by opening up information and data held within GP practice IT systems for use across health and social care. Continue reading “Better, more convenient patient care – Dorset Care Record introduces new system for primary care information” →

Moving to GP Connect

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Our team have been working closely and at pace with Wessex Care Records and Orion Health to introduce a GP Connect standard to replace the current MIG primary care system. Ian Haywood, Wessex Care Records’ business analyst talks about some of the benefits associated with the changes in our latest blog.

Having access to Primary Care (GP) data is a significant part of why the DCR is so useful to clinicians.  Since its inception, the DCR has accessed GP information via an interface provided by Healthcare Gateway, known as the MIG, and this has been hugely successful in providing a level of information previously inaccessible to many Health and Social care clinicians.

In recent years NHS Digital, and with the creation and support of NHSX, has pushed the interoperability agenda further, with a huge amount of focus on better enabling primary care information to be shared with other NHS and Social Care organisations to support direct care. Continue reading “Moving to GP Connect” →

Cath Marsh, UHD eye consultant

Keeping an eye on the Dorset Care Record

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Patient safety in one of the region’s largest eye units is being enhanced thanks to additional information being picked up by consultants from the Dorset Care Record.

Consultant ophthalmologist Cath Marsh has been an eye consultant at the University Hospitals Dorset since 2003, specialising in paediatric ophthalmology and oculoplastics (eye plastic surgery). She is one of the consultants in charge of the Eye Emergency department, which in most years sees around 20,000 visitors a year. Continue reading “Keeping an eye on the Dorset Care Record” →

New digital training course around information sharing and security

Digital Training during the Covid Pandemic

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Our training manager Catherine Snook highlights the digital changes introduced to make our information more relevant and easier to use

The importance of accessible, digital training content has never been greater than it is today. Here at the Dorset Care Record we have proactively reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic and used this opportunity to create newly revised online training content which is more relevant and accessible than ever before. What’s more, we now also provide a platter of online learning options to support our partner organisations, all of which can be accessed by the click of a button! Continue reading “Digital Training during the Covid Pandemic” →

Cathy Hopkins, health and social care coordinator Dorset HealthCare

Additional DCR information making a difference for NHS Health and Social Care Coordinator

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Finding information swiftly through the Dorset Care Record is helping a Dorset HealthCare worker, as it provides vital, accurate information about patient care and saves time for busy health professionals, GP’s and acute hospital staff.

Cathy Hopkins has been working at the Mid-Dorset hub in Dorchester for the past two years as a health and social care coordinator after 5 years working in human resources at the then Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals. Continue reading “Additional DCR information making a difference for NHS Health and Social Care Coordinator” →