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”
Our privacy officer Tracy Brinson is leaving after 28 years following a range of roles across Dorset Council. These are her farewell thoughts on the Dorset Care Record and Information Governance.
Imagine a football match at the beginning of a new season. Both teams are chomping at the bit to get their first victory and grab those precious three points. Side A is up to speed with all the rules and regulations having poured over the Football Association’s rule book. Side B has failed to notice the offside rule has changed meaning that at least one attacker can be ahead of the last line of defence when the ball is passed through. The result? Side B faces a crisis of confidence. The calamity of an unprepared side and a heavy defeat. And a loss of support and belief from their fan base. The moral of the story – if you are prepared and up to date with developments you stand a much better chance of victory. Continue reading “Privacy, Data Protection, Training and Engagement in the Dorset Care Record”
We’ve created a short photo montage set to music showing some of our engagement work with partners, local and national stakeholders over recent months.
At the DCR we strongly believe that engagement is vital to help everyone understand how data can save lives, and we have now conducted more than 200 events across the county since our inception.
Catch our video on our You Tube channel
As part of our engagement with some of Dorset’s newest communities, we’ve now translated our Better Informed means Better Care leaflet into a number of different languages.
The leaflet is now available in Kurdish, Arabic, Pashto and the Tigrinya language following requests from one our partners – Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council.
Our leaflet is also available in Polish, Urdu and Mandarin thanks to the work of Bournemouth-based translation company Bostico International.
If you require electronic copies of the Better Informed means Better Care leaflet, which contains our opt-out form, please send an email to dorsetcarerecord@dorsetcc.gov.uk , write to us at The Dorset Care Record Partnership, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ or ring our helpline on 0845 200 0026.