Creating an Announcement

Note - Announcements do not need processing, they are for information purposes only. If you are expecting a reply, please create a Task instead.

To create an Announcement:

  1. From within the Tasks app, select Announcements.
  2. Select New announcement .
  3. The New Announcement screen displays:

  1. Complete as required:

    • From (optional) - If you are creating this announcement on behalf of a group of staff you are a member of, select Edit and select the appropriate group.

    • Recipient(s) - Select the recipient of this announcement, this can be one or more individual members of staff, or a staff group, simply start typing and a smart list displays to select from.

      Note - You can select ALL USERS to send a task to every member of staff.

    • Announcement title - Enter the short description of the announcement that appears in the Announcement list of the recipient(s), up to 30 characters.

    • Description - Enter a full description for the announcement, up to 1000 characters.

    • Attach patient - If appropriate, select Attach patient to select a patient:

      • The Vision side bar displays, type the patient name (either in full or part), select Search and a smart list of matching patients displays. Select Attach > next to the patient required.

Important - When generating an announcement in relation to a deceased patient, remember to check you have attached the correct patient.
    • Date/Time of Expiry - Select a date that this announcement should expire, either select the Calendar and select a date and/or time or by using the usual t=today, d=days, w=weeks, m=months or y=years short hand, for example, 2d = 2 days.
    • Urgent - Tick if this announcement should be marked as urgent.
    • Create another - Tick to automatically start another new task when you select Send.

  1. Select Send to save and send the announcement.

  2. An 'Announcement created successfully' message briefly displays at the bottom of your screen.

View the following video to see an Announcement being created. For further videos see Video Tutorials.

Important - For practices using Aeros, you must watch the videos on your local desktop. To do this copy and paste the above url into your local browser. Local health board restrictions may also affect access.

 

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