Training

Laura Bonner, training manager

Push to reach 5,000 trained users by year end

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We are nearing our target of having 5,000 trained users across our health and social care partners completing our mandatory training module on information sharing and security by the end of the year.

At present, we are just 400 short and more facilitated sessions for our mandatory module on information sharing and security are planned for this month to boost numbers further.

We have set up a range of videos on our closed you tube channel for staff covering, searching for a patient’s record; discussion to view; how to view a sensitive records; what an opt-out record looks like plus a range of user guides. Continue reading “Push to reach 5,000 trained users by year end” →

Head of Service Andy Cowling

Dorset Care Record celebrates new milestones

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Patient safety is being increasingly enhanced across Dorset thanks to the growth of the county’s shared health and care record.

More than 40,000 patient records within the Dorset Care Record were viewed during August, enabling professionals to have the most up to date health and social care information.

And more than 3,000 health and social care professionals have now completed the mandatory information sharing and security training, ensuring that the records are used correctly and stored safely. Continue reading “Dorset Care Record celebrates new milestones” →

Sam Belhomme

Driving up user numbers through communications

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University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) Dorset Care Record project support officer Sam Belhomme charts the acute hospital’s progress so far and highlights how a communications strategy to drive up user numbers is paying dividends.

We have spent the last couple of years implementing a number of different components into the Dorset Care Record (DCR): Demographics, Emergency Department encounters, Inpatient admissions, Outpatient attendances, WLM bookings, Radiology reports, Allergies, Clinic Letters, ED Discharge Summaries, Inpatient Discharge Summaries and Single Sign on for staff (phew).

But there is still work to be done. My manager Grant Thompson and I are currently working on putting our Business As Usual processes in place as well as looking at what additional documentation we can start sending into DCR. We are also starting to look at the new Citizen Portal called myDCR and how it can be utilised by patients and staff to enhance care.

Last but by no means least, we are working at UHD to increase our current user base and promote DCR both within the stand alone DCR portal and also via the Graphnet EPR single sign on functionality. Continue reading “Driving up user numbers through communications” →

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” →

Frday feedback

Feedback Friday: How training has helped a local authority Occupational Therapist

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It’s always great to receive positive feedback on how training can enhance confidence. Here’s some comments from Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Occupational Therapist Jeremy:

“The reason for me doing the course is to make use of DCR at work, where it will save a lot of time waiting for responses from queries to GP surgeries.

“In this respect, I must be able to use it and understand everything about data protection and information sharing.

“This course provided an excellent start on which to base my use in practice, so I don’t contravene any laws, upset patients or get into serious trouble.”

Full case study coming soon.