Adding and editing specialty changes

You can add, edit, and cancel specialty changes in a consultant episode from Patient Detail > Patient admin > Show pathways > Inpatient. You can do this during or after the patient's visit.

During a patient's visit, the patient might be under the care of a few different consultants. The period of time under the care of a consultant is called a consultant episode. A patient's visit can contain one or more consultant episodes.

Each consultant has a main specialty, but consultants might have other specialties they cover too. For example, a consultant's main specialty is Paediatrics, but one of their treatment functions Also known as a sub-specialties, or treatment specialties. is Paediatric Ear, Throat, and Nose. During a consultant episode, a patient might be transferred between the different specialties that the consultant covers. These appear as specialty changes in the consultant episode.

Adding and editing specialty changes on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

Adding and editing specialty changes on a desktop

  1. From  Inpatients > Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail, select Patient admin.

  2. Select Show pathways > Inpatients.

  3. Select next to a visit.

  4. Select the consultant episode you want to view the specialty changes for.

  5. Select View specialty changes.

  1. From  Inpatients > Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail, select Patient admin.

  2. Select Show pathways > Inpatients.

  3. Select next to a visit.

  4. Select the consultant episode you want to add a specialty change to.

  5. Select View specialty changes.

  6. Select Add specialty change.

  7. Enter the date and time the specialty change occurred.

  8. Select a specialty.

    The specialties available depend on the consultant for that consultant episode.

  9. Select Add specialty change.

  1. From  Inpatients > Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail, select Patient admin.

  2. Select Show pathways > Inpatients.

  3. Select next to a visit.

  4. Select the consultant episode you want to update the specialty changes for.

  5. Select View specialty changes.

  6. Select the specialty change you want to update.

  7. Select Update specialty change.

  8. Enter the date and time the specialty change occurred.

  9. Select a specialty.

    The specialties available depend on the consultant for that consultant episode.

  10. Select Update specialty change.

  1. From  Inpatients > Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail, select Patient admin.

  2. Select Show pathways > Inpatients.

  3. Select next to a visit.

  4. Select the consultant episode you want to cancel the specialty changes for.

  5. Select View specialty changes.

  6. Select the specialty change you want to cancel.

  7. Select Cancel specialty change.

  8. Enter a reason for cancelling the specialty change.

  9. Select Cancel Transfer.

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