Patient

If you select to create a Patient letter, the following merge fields are available, as well as those listed in Practice:

  • PATIENT_Title.
  • PATIENT_Forename1.
  • PATIENT_Forename2 - If entered in Registration.
  • PATIENT_Surname.
  • PATIENT_Sex.
  • PATIENT_Date_of_Birth.
  • PATIENT_Current_NHS_Number - The patient's current NHS number.
  • PATIENT_New_Format_NHS_Number - The new format NHS number; often the same as the Current NHS number.
  • PATIENT_Old_Format_NHS_Number - If entered on Registration.
  • PATIENT_CHI_Number.
  • PATIENT_Registered_GP.
  • PATIENT_Reg_GP_GMP_Code.
  • PATIENT_Reg_GP_PPA_Code.
  • PATIENT_Usual_GP - The GP that the patient usually sees, may differ from registered GP; must be entered in Usual GP in Registration.
  • PATIENT_Additional_ID - Allocated to patients during data conversion to Vision 3 or practice defined.
  • PATIENT_Previous_Surname - If entered in Registration.
  • PATIENT_NHS_Number_No_Spaces - The patient's NHS number without spaces.
  • PATIENT_Age.
  • PATIENT_House.
  • PATIENT_Road.
  • PATIENT_Locality.
  • PATIENT_Town.
  • PATIENT_County.
  • PATIENT_Postcode.
  • PATIENT_BlockAddress - All the lines of the practice address: House name, Number and Road, Locality, Town, County, Postcode.
  • PATIENT_Main_Comm_No - The phone number at the patient's main address, recorded with the type of contact - Telephone home.
  • PATIENT_Alt_Comm_No - The patients work number, recorded with the type of contact - Telephone - business. This must be added to the contacts for patient, on the Address tab in Registration.
  • PATIENT_Mobile_No.
  • PATIENT_Height - The last height record.
  • PATIENT_Weight - The last weight record.
  • PATIENT_BMI - The last BMI calculation - BMI Read codes are not included.
  • PATIENT_BP - The last blood pressure record.
  • PATIENT_Smoking - The last smoking status record into the template letter.
  • PATIENT_Alcohol - The last alcohol record into the template letter.
  • PATIENT_LMP - The LMP must be entered into the LMP SDA for this to populate.
  • PATIENT_EDD - The EDD must be entered in the EDD SDA for this to populate.
  • PATIENT_Pregnant - This inserts a Y (Yes) when a Maternity Plan is added using the Maternity SDA.
  • PATIENT_Total_Cholesterol - The last total cholesterol record is added from the Cholesterol SDA.
  • PATIENT_HDL - The last HDL record is added.
  • PATIENT_LDL - The last LDL is added.
  • PATIENT_Triglycerides - The last Triglyceride result is added.