Selecting Consultation Type

Every time you enter information into a patient record, it is recorded under a consultation. Each consultation is allocated a Consultation Type.

Note - A consultation does not have to be face to face, it can be administrative, see Consultation Types for a full list.

Depending on your settings, after selecting a patient either:

  • A consultation opens automatically with a default consultation type, you can update this if required, see Consultation Manager Setup - Consultation.
  • The Open New Consultation screen displays, update details as required. If you are entering a variety of data, the advantage of showing the Open New Consultation screen each time is that you can change the Type of Consultation, for each patient, as required:

If no consultation is opened, select Open a Consultation to trigger one of the above scenarios.

You can also start or update a consultation from the status bar at the bottom of the screen, simply double click on your name or current consultation type:

  • If a consultation is already open, the Consultation Update screen displays.

  • If not the Open New Consultation screen displays.

For example:

  • If you are issuing repeat prescriptions, you may want to change the Type of Consultation to Repeat Issue.
  • If you are recording incoming correspondence from an Out Patient clinic attendance, you may want to change the Type of Consultation to Letter from Outpatients.
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