Ethnicity

Ethnicity can be recorded whilst in the patient's Registration screen.

  1. In Registration, select the patient by clicking on icon or pressing <F3>.
  2. Choose the Preferences tab and click the box - Ethnicity.
  3. The Vision filing screen appears briefly, followed by the Ethnicity - Add screen.
  4. The following information is recorded unless changed:
    • Date - this defaults to today's date.
    • Clinician - If the data is recorded by a member of staff the Clinician defaults to Usual GP. If the person recording the data is setup with a Clinical role, their details are shown.
    • Private/In Practice - the default is In Practice.
    • Read Term - Read Chapter codes 916E%, 9i% or 9S% can be selected from the drop down list. 9i% is the default unless changed in the Registration Configuration screen in Control Panel.
    • Notes - Free text information can be entered here.
    • Recall - CM PRV Recall Icon there is an option to attach a recall.

  5. Click OK to save the changes.
  6. A prompt confirms: The item 'Ethnicity' was added successfully, click OK.
  7. The latest Ethnicity information is written back to the Preferences tab and is recorded on the patient's journal.