#medicines management

Katy George

Utilising the Dorset Care Record – a perspective from medicines management

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University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) Medicines Management Technician Katy George has been using the Dorset Care Record for the past two years, after hearing of its benefits from colleagues.

Complementing the role of hospital pharmacists, Katy 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.

Katy uses the DCR hundreds of times a month to complete medicine reconciliation and drug histories of patients, updating medicines data from GPs and discharge letters. Continue reading “Utilising the Dorset Care Record – a perspective from medicines management” →

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” →