SwiftplusSWiftPlus Discharge

When the patients care spell has been completed they must be discharged from their current location.

• Left click on the patient and select Discharge.
• Confirm the identity of the patient.
• The Method of Discharge will default to ‘On medical advice’. This can be updated by selecting one of the alternative options under the drop down arrow menu.
• Destination on Discharge is a mandatory field, PAS Inpatient - Source of admission and Destination Codes. Click on the drop down arrow and select the appropriate option.
• If you select Other Hospital with providerOther Hosp within prov the Destination Hospital data field will appear this is a mandatory field. Ensure you select the correct hospital to which the patient is being discharged.
• Change Consultant will default to Yes, you must ensure this is left as the default setting.
• Destination Location is a freetext field and should be used to input the destination details when a patient is being discharged to any location other than their usual place of residence e.g. a community hospital or temporary address.
• The V T E assessment is also mandatory. Select either Y or N from the drop down options.
• Click OK to confirm the discharge details.