Catherine is an administrative assistant in the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) team. Using the Dorset Care Record is now an integral part of the role to ensure data is clean and up to date.
For each referral received Catherine and the team check whether patients receiving treatment in the County’s hospitals (and care homes) are from the Dorset Council, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) local authority areas or whether they are out of area.
To do this the person’s ordinary residence needs to be established. However, sometimes addresses are listed as specific hospital wards (rather than the persons home address). So, Catherine uses the DCR to get further demographic information about the patient. This saves time for both the hospitals and the team. Continue reading “Mental Capacity Act and the Dorset Care Record – A user’s view”