Tony McDougal, Communications and Engagement Officer Dorset Care Record

Shared Care Webinar: Communications and Engagement – Coming Soon

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”

Victoria Park Pharmacy in Dorchester

What community pharmacy access to shared health and social care records could mean for patient care

In this blog, published in the industry periodical Pharmaceutical Journal, Dorchester pharmacist Robin Mitchell writes about the openings available to pharmacies now that they have access to the Dorset Care Record.

 

When the Dorset Care Record (DCR) launched in March 2018, it brought with it the many potential benefits of having patient information in one place and available to a broad range of health and social care professionals.

It is described as an electronic repository that provides a consolidated view of information from health and social care systems across the county of Dorset, and currently includes information from hospitals and GPs. Continue reading “What community pharmacy access to shared health and social care records could mean for patient care”