Sending for the patient

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On the day of the procedure, you must send for the patient to start recording information about the procedure. This allows you to:

If the patient has an outstanding preadmission when you send for the patient, Nervecentre automatically cancels that preadmission.

Nervecentre allows you to send for a patient after they have been discharged. This means if you didn't complete the documentation while the patient was admitted for their procedure, you can still complete the documentation now.

Sending for the patient on a mobile

You can't do this on a mobile.

Sending for the patient on a desktop

  1. Open the patient's record.

    • For procedures with theatre scheduling in Nervecentre, from  Theatres > Calendar, double-click on the patient's procedure.

      Read about viewing sessions in your calendar

    • For procedures not in theatre, or in theatre but not scheduled in Nervecentre, from  Inpatients > Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail > Procedures, double-click on a procedure.

  2. From Procedures > Progress, select Send for patient.

    The text that appears on the button depends on your organisation.

  3. Depending on your organisation, you might have the option to send tasks to relevant members of staff.

    • To send tasks, select the tasks you want to raise, then select Raise Tasks.

      If the patient has a bed reservation, the patient's ward and bed appear in the task's description.

      Read more about tasks

    • To not send tasks, select Cancel.

  4. If you sent for the patient in error, select Undo send for patient > Confirm.

    This clears any time points you recorded for the procedure.

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