Finding a patient's record

About sex and gender identity

In some parts of Nervecentre, gender identity and sex are shown as individual fields.

For example, on a desktop, you can view this information from Patient Detail > Edit Details.

If a patient's sex is male and they identify as male, Gender Identity / Sex shows 'Male / Male'.
If a patient's sex is male and they identify as female, Gender Identity / Sex shows 'Female / Male'.

In other parts of Nervecentre, gender identity and sex are shown on one line.

For example, on a mobile, you can view this information from a patient's record.

If a patient's sex is male and they identify as male, 'Male' is shown.
If a patient's sex is female and they identify as male, 'Male*' is shown.

On a desktop, this information is shown in the patient banner under the patient's date of birth.

Finding your patient list

You can find a list of your patients. On a mobile, you receive tasks and alerts for patients on your patient list.

On iOS

Select Patients.
At the top of the screen, select .
Select a patient list.

To search for a patient list, select .
Select an option.
- To view a patient list, select View only.
- To view a patient list and set the patient as your personal list, select Set as My Patients.
  
  You receive tasks and alerts for patients on your personal list.

On Android

From , select Patients.
At the top of the screen, select .
Select a patient list.

To search for a patient list, select .
Select an option.
- To view a patient list, select VIEW ONLY.
- To view a patient list and set the patient as your personal list, select SET MY LIST.
  
  You receive tasks and alerts for patients on your personal list.

Finding a patient's record

To view a patient record for a patient who is attending UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC., or who is admitted:

Select Patients.
- On iOS, select Patients.
- On Android, select  > Patients.
To find a patient's record:
- Search for the patient
  
  Read more about searching for a patient
- Scan the patient's wristband
  
  Read more about scanning a patient's wristband
- Select the patient from your patient list
  
  Read more about viewing patient lists

To view a patient record for an outpatient in the context of their appointment:

Select Outpatient.
- On iOS, you might need to select More to see Outpatient.
- On Android, select  > Outpatients.
Choose a clinic and a day to view.

Read more about viewing a list of appointments
Select the patient's appointment.

Read about patient records for outpatients

Overview of a patient's record from Patients on iOS

From Patients, select an inpatient, or UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC. patient, to open the patient's record in the context of their visit A visit to the hospital. For example, an inpatient ward, or an ED area. There can be multiple visits within an episode..

From Outpatient, select an outpatient to open the patient's record in the context of the patient's appointment A visit to a clinic as an outpatient. There can be multiple appointments within an episode..

Read about patient records for outpatients

The image below shows what a patient's record looks like if you open it from Patients. This patient is attending UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC..

	Select to view your QR code, change the QR code scanner from internal to external, or log out. Read more about using an external scanner Read more about logging out of Nervecentre
	Select to receive notifications about this patient. Read about getting notifications about a patient
	Shows the patient's name, date of birth, and hospital number. Select  and  to view other patients on your patient list.
	Shows the patient's identifier numbers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier., sex, gender identity, bed, ward, and date they were admitted. Select to transfer the patient to another bed or ward. Read more about transferring a patient to another bed Read more about transferring a patient to another ward Read more about transferring a patient to another area in UEC
	Shows patient tags and bed tags. For example, your organisation might have patient tags for sepsis, AKI, pregnancy, or disabilities. Read more about patient tags
	Shows clinical notes that contain information. Select  to select a clinical note profile. Different clinical note profiles contain different clinical notes. Your access to clinical note profiles and clinical notes depends on your permissions.
	Select to view case notes. Read more about case notes
	Select to add the patient to a patient list. Read more about viewing and managing patient lists
	Obs shows the time an observation is due and if the observation is overdue. Select Obs to record observations and view the history of observations. Read more about observations Fluids shows the time fluid balance entries are due and if an entry is overdue. If a chart is active, the current input and output values are shown. Select Fluids to view and record a fluid balance. Read more about fluid balance Assmnts shows the number of completed assessments with a red RAG A red/amber/green ‘traffic light’ rating system. It can denote progress with various milestones rating. Below the number is the due date of the next assessment. Select Assmnts to view and complete assessments. Read more about assessments Care Plans shows the number of care plans the patient is on. Select Care Plans to view and add care plans. Read more about care plans
	Select Orders to view orders, place new orders, and view results. Read more about viewing orders Read more about placing orders Read more about viewing results Select Collections to record a sample collection. Read more about recording collections
	Select Chart to view the MAR Medicines Administration Record. Also known as drug chart. A list of all medication prescribed and administered (given)., and to prescribe and administer medications. Read more about the MAR Arr on shows the status of arrival medications. Select Arr on to view and add arrival medications. Read more about the status of arrival medications Read more about viewing and adding arrival medications TTO shows the status of TTOs To Take Out. Each medication added to the discharge letter can be called a TTO. Also, the list of medications on the discharge letter can be called the TTO.. Select TTO to view and edit TTOs. Read more about TTO status Read more about viewing and editing TTOs
	Open shows the number of open tasks. Select Open to view open tasks and add tasks. Select Closed to view closed tasks. Select Scheduled to view scheduled tasks. Read more about tasks

Overview of a patient's record from Patients on Android

From Patients, select an inpatient, or UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC. patient, to open the patient's record in the context of their visit A visit to the hospital. For example, an inpatient ward, or an ED area. There can be multiple visits within an episode..

From Outpatients, select an outpatient to open the patient's record in the context of the patient's appointment A visit to a clinic as an outpatient. There can be multiple appointments within an episode..

Read about patient records for outpatients

The image below shows what a patient's record looks like if you open it from Patients. This patient is attending UEC Urgent and Emergency Care. In Nervecentre, this covers 'ED areas' and SDEC..

	Select to receive notifications about this patient. Read about getting notifications about a patient
	Shows the patient's name, date of birth, and hospital number. Select  and  to view other patients on your patient list.
	Shows the patient's identifier numbers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier., sex, gender identity, bed, ward, date they were admitted, and their consultant. Select to transfer the patient to another bed or ward. Read more about transferring a patient to another bed Read more about transferring a patient to another ward Read more about transferring a patient to another area in UEC
	Shows patient tags and bed tags. For example, your organisation might have patient tags for sepsis, AKI, pregnancy, or disabilities. Read more about patient tags
	Shows clinical notes that contain information. Select  to select a clinical note profile. Different clinical note profiles contain different clinical notes. Your access to clinical note profiles and clinical notes depends on your permissions.
	Select to view case notes. Read more about case notes
	Select to add the patient to a patient list. Read more about viewing and managing patient lists
	Obs shows the time an observation is due and if the observation is overdue. Select Obs to record observations and view the history of observations. Read more about observations Fluids shows the time fluid balance entries are due and if an entry is overdue. If a chart is active, the current input and output values are shown. Select Fluids to view and record a fluid balance. Read more about fluid balance Assmnts shows the number of completed assessments with a red RAG A red/amber/green ‘traffic light’ rating system. It can denote progress with various milestones rating. Below the number is the due date of the next assessment. Select Assmnts to view and complete assessments. Read more about assessments Care Plans shows the number of care plans the patient is on. Select Care Plans to view and add care plans. Read more about care plans
	Select Orders to view orders, place new orders, and view results. Read more about viewing orders Read more about placing orders Read more about viewing results Select Collections to record a sample collection. Read more about recording collections
	Select Chart to view the MAR Medicines Administration Record. Also known as drug chart. A list of all medication prescribed and administered (given)., and to prescribe and administer medications. Read more about the MAR Arr on shows the status of arrival medications. Select Arr on to view and add arrival medications. Read more about the status of arrival medications Read more about viewing and adding arrival medications TTO shows the status of TTOs To Take Out. Each medication added to the discharge letter can be called a TTO. Also, the list of medications on the discharge letter can be called the TTO.. Select TTO to view and edit TTOs. Read more about TTO status Read more about viewing and editing TTOs
	Open shows the number of open tasks. Select Open to view open tasks and add tasks. Select Closed to view closed tasks. Select Scheduled to view scheduled tasks. Read more about tasks

Overview of a patient's record from Outpatient on iOS

To view a patient's record in the context of their appointment, from Outpatient, select the patient's appointment.

	Select to view your QR code, change the QR code scanner from internal to external, or log out. Read more about using an external scanner Read more about logging out of Nervecentre
	Select to receive notifications about this patient. Read about getting notifications about a patient
	Shows information about the patient, including their name, date of birth, identifier numbers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier., and gender identity. Shows the specialty and consultant for the patient's referral. This is usually the same as the specialty and consultant for the appointment and episode of care.
Current Appointment	Shows information about the patient's appointment.
Notes	Shows clinical notes that contain information. Select  to select a clinical note profile. Different clinical note profiles contain different clinical notes. Your access to clinical note profiles and clinical notes depends on your permissions. Read more about clinical notes
Obs	Select to record observations and view the history of observations. Read more about observations
Assmnts	Shows the number of completed assessments with a red RAG A red/amber/green ‘traffic light’ rating system. It can denote progress with various milestones rating. Below the number is the due date of the next assessment. Select Assmnts to view and complete assessments. Read more about assessments

Overview of a patient's record from Outpatients on Android

To view a patient's record in the context of their appointment, from Outpatients, select the patient's appointment.

	Select to receive notifications about this patient. Read about getting notifications about a patient
	Shows information about the patient, including their name, date of birth, identifier numbers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier., and gender identity. Shows the specialty and consultant for the patient's referral. This is usually the same as the specialty and consultant for the appointment and episode of care.
Current Appointment	Shows information about the patient's appointment.
Notes	Shows clinical notes that contain information. Select  to select a clinical note profile. Different clinical note profiles contain different clinical notes. Your access to clinical note profiles and clinical notes depends on your permissions. Read more about clinical notes
Obs	Select to record observations and view the history of observations. Read more about observations
Assmnts	Shows the number of completed assessments with a red RAG A red/amber/green ‘traffic light’ rating system. It can denote progress with various milestones rating. Below the number is the due date of the next assessment. Select Assmnts to view and complete assessments. Read more about assessments

Finding your patient list

A patient list dashboard is the combination of a patient list and clinical note profile. Patient list dashboards can contain inpatients, patients in UEC, patients in assessment units, ward attenders, and patients in a mortuary.

You can view a list of outpatients in a clinic list.

	Move between patients on the same patient list.
	Shows the patient's name and identifier numbers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier.. Select the patient's name to search for another patient. Read more about searching for a patient Shows patient tags and bed tags. For example, your organisation might have patient tags for sepsis, AKI, pregnancy, or disabilities. Read more about patient tags
	Mouseover to see the patient's address, and their GP's address.
	Select to receive notifications about this patient. Read about getting notifications about a patient
DoB / Age / Sex	Shows the patient's date of birth, age, and sex.
Ward / Bed	If the patient is an inpatient, Ward / Bed is shown. Ward / Bed shows the ward and bed the patient is in. If the patient is an ED patient, Area / Locn is shown. Area / Locn shows the area and location the patient is in. Read more about viewing information about the patient's current visit Select ▼ to transfer the patient. Read more about transferring a patient
Admitted	Admitted shows the date the patient was admitted and the time since admission. For inpatients, the time since admission is shown in hours, then after 24 hours has passed, the days since admission is shown. For ED patients, the time since admission is shown in hours, then after 24 hours has passed, '>24 hours' is shown.
Consultant / Specialty	Shows the name of the consultant and the consultant’s specialty.
	Navigate between the clinical areas of Patient Detail. Select  to see more areas. Read more about these areas The areas available to you depend your organisation.
	Shows detailed information about the patient. The information shown depends on the area you select.

	Shows the patient's name and identifier numbers A number that identifies the patient. For example, a hospital number, NHS number, or local patient identifier.. Select the patient's name to search for another patient. Read more about searching for a patient Shows patient tags and bed tags. For example, your organisation might have patient tags for sepsis, AKI, pregnancy, or disabilities. Read more about patient tags
	Mouseover to see the patient's address, and their GP's address.
	Select to receive notifications about this patient. Read about getting notifications about a patient
DoB / Age / Sex	Shows the patient's date of birth, age, and sex.
Ward / Bed	If the patient is an outpatient, but not an inpatient or ED patient, Ward / Bed is shown with no location. If the patient is an inpatient, Ward / Bed is shown. Ward / Bed shows the ward and bed the patient is in. If the patient is an ED patient, Area / Locn is shown. Area / Locn shows the area and location the patient is in. Read more about viewing information about the patient's current visit If the patient is an inpatient or ED patient, select ▼ to transfer the patient. Read more about transferring a patient
n Active Episodes / Referrals	Select to choose an episode of care. This list only shows active episodes of care, and n is the number of active episodes. The name of the consultant for that episode, and the specialty, also displays.
	Navigate between the clinical areas of Patient Detail. Select  to see more areas. Read more about these areas The areas available to you depend your organisation.
	Shows detailed information about the patient. The information shown depends on the area you select.

Finding a patient's record

Finding a patient's record on a mobile

Finding a patient's record on a desktop