Editing and cancelling an attendance to UEC

You can edit when a patient was attended and departed from an ED area 'Emergency department' areas. These areas can be in emergency departments, urgent treatment centres, urgent care centres, and minor injury units. These areas handle acute and non-acute medical emergencies, and they have a four hour target. from Patient Detail > Patient admin > Show pathways > ED.

You can edit the area and location the patient attended. You can edit these during or after the patient's attendance. For example, another user entered the incorrect area and location. You add the correct area and location so you can track the patient accurately during their attendance to UEC.

You can cancel a patient's current visit to an ED area. If you cancel a visit, all data against the visit is discarded. You might do this if the wrong patient was admitted and you want to cancel the attendance.

Editing and cancelling an attendance to UEC on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

Editing and cancelling an attendance to UEC on a desktop

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

  2. Select Show pathways > ED.

  3. Select next to the visit you want to edit.

  4. Select Change admission time.

  5. Enter the date and time the patient arrived.

  6. Select Update.

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

  2. Select Show pathways > ED.

  3. Select next to the visit you want to edit.

  4. Select Change admission details.

  5. Select the area the patient attended.

  6. Select the location the patient attended.

  7. Select Update.

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

  2. Select Show pathways > ED.

  3. Select next to the visit you want to edit.

  4. Select Change discharge time.

  5. Enter the depart date and time.

  6. Select Update.

You can cancel a patient's current visit. You can't cancel a previous visit.

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

  2. Select Show pathways > ED.

  3. Select next to the visit you want to cancel.

  4. Select Cancel admission.

    A warning appears. If you cancel the visit, all data against this visit is discarded. This can't be undone.

  5. Enter a reason for cancelling the patient's visit.

  6. Select Cancel admission.

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