Adding an Alcohol Entry

To add an alcohol entry:

1. From Consultation Manager , select the patient required and start a consultation if required.
2. Select Add - Alcohol, remember you can press Alt+A then Alt+A if using the keyboard.
3. The Alcohol Consumption - Add screen displays:

   

   Complete as follows:

   • Date of Recording - Defaults to today's date, update as required.
   • Clinician - Defaults to the staff member or GP signed on for the current session, update as required.
   • Private - Defaults to unticked, tick if you are recording a private consultation.
   • In Practice - Ticked by default, remove tick to record result was recorded out of the practice.
   • Alcohol Read Term - Defaults to 136..00 Alcohol consumption select from the available list as required.
   • Alcohol Consumption - Select as appropriate:
     • Currently Drinks
     • Lifelong Teetotaller
     • Ex-Drinker

     Alcohol Read Term and Alcohol Consumption are linked:

     • The Alcohol Consumption default is Lifelong Teetotaller, with a Alcohol Read Term of 1361.00 Teetotaller.
     • The Alcohol Consumption status of Currently drinks, defaults to a Alcohol Read Term of 136..00 Alcohol consumption.
     • The Alcohol Consumption status of Ex-Drinker, defaults to a Alcohol Read Term of 1367.00 Stopped drinking alcohol.
   • Units per week - Enter the number of units.
   • Notes - Select to add free text if required.
   • Recall - Select to add recall dates if required.
   • Health Promotion - Select to record Health Promotion intervention, for example leaflets, advice, invitation to a clinic, see Adding Health Promotion Intervention for further details.
4. Select OK to save and close.

Other ways to add Alcohol entries include:

• Prevention Display
• Summary - Prevention Display
• An existing Alcohol entry

Simply right click on the entry and select Add.