Setup - System

The Setup - System screen is where specific practice wide settings are set up.

Important - You can only update the System screen if all other users are logged out of Vision 3 and you are logged in as a System Administrator.
  1. From the Vision 3 Front Screen, select Options - Setup.
  2. Select the System tab:

    Complete as required:

    • Select Country - Select the country where your practice is based - England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. This is particularly relevant for prescription printing where there are some differences.
      Important - Please do not select Region unless specifically asked to do so.
    • Select Registration Links:
      • Registration Links - Tick if your practice has Registration Links or Partners.
      • NCRS Services -England only - Tick if you are connecting to the (Undefined variable: General.NHS Spine).
    • Other Options:
      • Referral Message Digest - England only - Tick to enable the Referral Message Digest for eReferral bookings. Referral Message Digest is a summary record for a patient where it is easy to add or remove data before sending a referral. Once enabled, you can configure the data selection options from Auto Selection Options, in Consultation Manager - Consultation - Options - Setup - Management.
      • Palliative Care Extract - Scotland only - Tick to enable the Palliative Care Extract.
    • EPS 2 - England only:
      • Enable electronic private prescribing - Leave unticked, it is not yet permitted to send private drugs via EPS.
      • Enable electronic schedule 2 and 3 prescribing - Ticked by default to enable the sending of schedule 2 and 3 controlled drugs.
      • Phase - Select from:
        • Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled) - (Also known as EPS2 Phase 3 (Deployed Disabled)) Produces dual electronic and paper prescribing where the paper is the legal entity.
        • Phase 3 - (Also known as EPS Release 2). Produces electronic prescriptions with tokens. The message is the legal entity.
          Note - You must ensure you have ICB permission to select Phase 3.
        • Phase 4 - By default, prescription is electronic only. The message is the legal entity and you can send prescriptions irrespective of nomination. Activation details for Phase 4 to be confirmed by NHS England.
  3. Select OK to save.

Note – To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.