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If a patient has not been allocated a bed upon admission, this process can be completed by selecting the patient from the Display patient on Ward (H I W D) option from your menu. Select the Display patient on Ward ( H I W D) menu, type the ward code... Read More

Standard Labels Select from your menu PAS User Utilities Select the Quick Labels and Letter Print (H G Q L) option and press the return key. Number Type Enter C R number and Return. Number Enter patient’s number and Return. The patient’s... Read More

Description Information Usual place of residence Home Temporary residence e.g. holiday address or if staying with relatives Penal Establishment Prison Special Hospital e.g. Broadmoor NHS Hospital other provider - GeneralNHS Hosp other... Read More

Waiting List, - Patients who have sat on a Consultants list awaiting a date for admission. Not used for emergency admissions. Booked, - Patients who have been given a date of admission when the decision to admit was made e.g. at the outpatient... Read More

Below is a list of frequently used Inpatient terms. The start of the consultant/GP episode of a patient’s continuous stay in hospital. These include the following. Admission: Elective Admission (Waiting List), - Patients awaiting elective... Read More

Searching the Referrals Index Searching the Referrals Index thoroughly will reduce the amount of Duplicate Registrations on the system therefore improving the quality of our data and complying with the Data Protection Act. Verify details with the... Read More

Registering Unknown Patients It is important that all staff follow the guidelines below when registering unidentified patients. Certain data fields are mandatory and should NOT be left blank. Surname, - Enter UNKNOWN. Forename, - Enter UNKNOWN.... Read More

Patient Tertiary Details This screen will be used to capture information asked for on the Data Collection Form. We are obliged to ask these questions but the patient has the right to decline to answer. The information is used to ensure we are not... Read More

Outpatient Close Diary Sessions This option allows you to close a session to prevent further appointments being booked and to open a closed session. From PAS Outpatient Managers Function menu select or type H O D C S Outpatients Close Diary Sessions.... Read More

Cancelling Clinics with no patients booked Select or type H O C E for Clinic Enquiry. Enter the diary code and date for the clinic you wish to cancel. Select OPTION 3 - Follow up / New. Enter O for Other. Enter C N for Cancel. You will now have... Read More