Our departing privacy officer Tracy Brinson

Privacy, Data Protection, Training and Engagement in the Dorset Care Record

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”

David Way

Tips for video-conferencing in a Covid-19 world

We are all using social media and video conferencing tools to communicate with friends, family and work in the Covid-19 era. Our Information Governance lead David Way highlights some tips to help us work more securely online

I joined the programme board of the Dorset Care Record just under two years ago having recently started work at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust as their Information Governance manager and Data Protection Officer.

It was an interesting time to join the project as the big changes in data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, as it is better known, had come into place. There was a need for the project to ensure it was compliant with GDPR and the new Data Protection Act 2018.

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Improving the safety and welfare of Dorset’s residents

One of the first local authority members of staff to use the Dorset Care Record believes the system provides important information about the safety and welfare of people receiving treatment in the county.

Julie Phillips, senior service support officer at Dorset Council’s Purbeck local office, said she had been one of the first DCR early adopters:

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