{"id":2071,"date":"2022-07-19T15:15:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-care-record\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2022-07-19T15:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:15:20","slug":"sharing-patient-information-across-wessex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-care-record\/2022\/07\/19\/sharing-patient-information-across-wessex\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing patient information across Wessex"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our latest think-piece, Tim Smith, communications manager for Population Health Management Service for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, highlights the ongoing work taking place to join up records across Wessex and writes about the importance of people understanding how their records are shared. His blog include a link to a survey for people to complete on their thoughts of records being shared.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are reading the DCR blog, you\u2019ll probably already know that the Dorset Care Record enables sharing of patient information by health and care professionals across the county. You may also know that Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has a similar system called the Care and Health Information Exchange (CHIE).<\/p>\n

But ill-health doesn\u2019t recognise lines on a map. If I live in Basingstoke but have an accident on the A35 and get taken to hospital in Bournemouth or live in Dorchester but need to visit a regional specialist unit at Southampton General Hospital, my records can\u2019t currently be shared \u2018cross-border\u2019 for my care and treatment.<\/p>\n

This is changing, though, as the Dorset and Hampshire\/Isle of Wight systems have embarked on a programme called Wessex Care Records (WCR) to allow relevant information to be shared by health and care professionals across the counties.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a strong argument that patient records should already be able to be shared nationally. At the moment, we\u2019re adopting a \u2018bottom up\u2019 local answer for Dorset and Hampshire\/Isle of Wight building on the great work and best practice from DCR and CHIE and aiming to then branch out to link further as part of a network of information sharing across different areas and boundaries.<\/p>\n

DCR will still operate as it does now but it will be able to \u2018talk to\u2019 the shared care record across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and vice versa. Similar approaches have been adopted elsewhere \u2013 for example across London and in Yorkshire<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s another benefit from the Wessex Care Records partnership. Data and insight from patient records across Wessex can potentially be analysed and used to improve patient care and services, ensure the best use is made of resources and prevent ill-health.<\/p>\n

A lot of work is going on to make Wessex Care Records a reality. There\u2019s a technical project to ensure that information can be shared seamlessly between DCR and CHIE, whilst information governance experts are making sure that this can happen safely and securely with the right controls in place.<\/p>\n

But we\u2019ve identified another important element to the programme \u2013 helping citizens to understand how their information will be shared, giving them trust and confidence in how this is done safely and securely and involving them is shaping the way we do this.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where I come in \u2013 developing a citizen engagement strategy to help us explain how patient information is shared through Wessex Care Records. I\u2019m working closely with Tony McDougal, communications lead at DCR and his Hampshire counterpart to do this.<\/p>\n

To make sure we\u2019re getting our communications and engagement right, we need to have a good understanding of people\u2019s current attitudes to how their information is shared, what would give then trust in how we do this, and where they\u2019d prefer to get their information on this important topic.<\/p>\n

So we\u2019re carrying out a short citizen survey<\/a> which is open until 19 August<\/strong>. If you live in Dorset, Hampshire or the Isle of Wight, we\u2019d be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete it.<\/p>\n

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