Printing order forms and labels for outpatients

On a desktop, you can print order forms and labels for outpatient samples.

You can do this if:

  • The sample is not yet collected

  • The sample was collected in the last two hours

We recommend you print the order form and label after collecting the sample.

You can print:

Printing order forms and labels on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

Printing order forms and labels on a desktop

You can print order forms and labels.

You can do this if:

  • The sample is not yet collected

  • The sample was collected in the last two hours

You can't print order forms or labels for samples that were collected more than two hours ago.

  1. From  Outpatients > Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail, select Investigations.

  2. Find the samples.

    • If the samples are not yet collected:

      1. Select .

      2. Find the samples.

      3. Select Print below the sample.

      Or

    • If the samples were collected within the last two hours:

      1. Select .

      2. Select Recently Collected.

      3. Find the samples.

      4. Select Print below the sample.

  3. Optional: to choose a default printer, select Choose Default and select an option.

    • To open the document as a PDF file on your PC, select Open on PC.

    • To print from a printer in your current ward, select Current Ward.

      • To print from the default printer for the ward, select Default Printer for Area.

      • To print from a specific printer in the ward, select a printer.

    • To print from a specific printer on a specific ward, select By Ward, then select a ward and a printer.

    • To print from a specific printer that is not linked to a ward, select Other printers, and select a printer.

  4. Optional: to choose a different printer for each document, mouseover the document and select .

  5. Select the order label or order form.

    The form or label is printed at the default printer, or the printer you selected for that document.

  6. To print both the order form and label:

    1. Select one and print that.

    2. Repeat this procedure.

After a sample has been collected, you can request an additional test on the sample. This is an add-on order.

Read more about requesting additional tests

You can re-print an add-on order form at any time.

  1. From  Outpatients > Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail, select Investigations.

  2. Select the order that includes the add-on order.

  3. From the pane on the right, select > Add on form.

    A PDF file opens.

  4. Print the PDF file.