Nervecentre V8.1 Help for Users
Creating preadmissions
You can preadmit a patient from Patient Detail > Patient admin > Preadmit. You preadmit when you are expecting the patient to visit the hospital. You can add a preadmission to a new episode of care, or an existing episode of care.
For example, if:
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A GP called the hospital because their patient needs to be seen urgently
You can preadmit the patient to an emergency department. This creates a new episode of care.
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A patient attended UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC. and there was a DTA Decision To Admit. When a clinician thinks a patient in UEC needs to go to an inpatient ward, they make a decision to admit the patient.
You can preadmit the patient to an inpatient ward as an emergency.
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A patient has an appointment where the clinician decides the patient needs a procedure
You can preadmit the patient to an inpatient ward for that procedure. You can add this preadmission to the same episode of care as the appointment.
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A patient attended UEC and was streamed to SDEC Same Day Emergency Care. These areas aim to complete treating patients without a hospital admission or overnight stay. These areas don't have a four hour target.
You can preadmit the patient to SDEC. You can add this preadmission to the same episode of care as the attendance to UEC.
Depending on your organisation, Nervecentre can create preadmissions automatically when it receives information from an ambulance or NHS 111.
Read more about NHS 111 bookings
The types of preadmission available depend on your organisation.
Creating preadmissions on a mobile
You can't do this on a mobile.
Creating preadmissions on a desktop
Overview of Preadmit
From Patient Detail > Patient admin > Preadmit, you can create preadmissions, and view existing preadmissions.
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Pending Preadmissions |
Shows upcoming admissions for the patient. |
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Select to view information about the preadmission. You can:
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New Preadmission in New Episode |
Select to add a new preadmission to a new episode of care. |
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New Preadmission in Existing Episode |
Select to add a new preadmission to an existing episode of care. Read more about creating a preadmission in an existing episode |
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Completed and Cancelled Preadmissions |
Shows completed and cancelled preadmissions. |
Creating a preadmission in a new episode
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Open the patient's record.
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From Outpatients > Patient Detail, search for the patient.
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From Inpatients > Patient Detail, search for the patient.
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From Patient Detail > Patient admin, select Preadmit.
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Select New Preadmission in New Episode.
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Select the type of preadmission.
For example, emergency department, or inpatient emergency.
The types of preadmission available depend on your organisation.
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Complete the form, including all mandatory fields.
Mandatory fields are marked .
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Select Create Preadmission.
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Select a correspondence option to change who the letters are sent to.
To not send the letters, select None.
The options you see depend on your organisation.
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Select Click to preview letters.
The letters appear in your organisation's PDF viewer.
A list of letters appears on the right. This shows the recipient of each letter and how the letter is delivered. For example, 'GP - MESH' or 'Patient - Manual print'.
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Select Send.
The preadmission appears in Pending Preadmissions.
A letter is sent to the patient about their upcoming admission.
Depending on your organisation, a reminder letter is sent to the patient a set period of time before their expected admission date.
Creating a preadmission in an existing episode
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Open the patient's record.
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From Outpatients > Patient Detail, search for the patient.
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From Inpatients > Patient Detail, search for the patient.
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From Patient Detail > Patient admin, select Preadmit.
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Select New Preadmission in Existing Episode.
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Select the type of preadmission.
For example, inpatient, or same day emergency care.
The types of preadmission available depend on your organisation.
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Select the episode of care you want to add the preadmission to.
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Complete the form, including all mandatory fields.
Mandatory fields are marked .
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Select Create Preadmission.
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Select a correspondence option to change who the letters are sent to.
To not send the letters, select None.
The options you see depend on your organisation.
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Select Click to preview letters.
The letters appear in your organisation's PDF viewer.
A list of letters appears on the right. This shows the recipient of each letter and how the letter is delivered. For example, 'GP - MESH' or 'Patient - Manual print'.
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Select Send.
The preadmission appears in Pending Preadmissions.
A letter is sent to the patient about their upcoming admission.
Depending on your organisation, a reminder letter is sent to the patient a set period of time before their expected admission date.
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