Adding a New Announcement

An Announcement is a general message to other members of staff for information purposes only. An Announcement does not need actioning eg Fire Alarm Test at 14.00. To add a new Announcement, for either a member of staff or a staff group within Daybook:

1. From Daybook , select Announcement (Ctrl + F3).
2. The Sending new announcement screen displays:

   

3. Complete as required:
   • Description - Select to enter a description of the announcement.
   • Attached to Patient - Tick this if you want to attach this announcement to a specific patient.
   • Effective Date - Select to set the date on which the event being announced takes place.
   • At - Select to set a time for this announcement.
   • Expires - Defaults to today, tick if required and change the date as appropriate.
   • To - Select to select the recipients of this announcement by either:
     • Typing into the To box. A list of matching recipients appears. To select from the list use the up and down arrows and press Enter.
     • Select Choose to view the hierarchical list of staff groups. Ticking any group or individual enters them into the To list, ticking again removes them and press Enter
   Remember - Add yourself if you want to see this Announcement.
   • Comments - Type any message for the announcement as required. If a specific patient has been selected you can use the Insert key to obtain a list of Read terms recorded in the patient’s record. Select the term required and select OK.
4. Select OK to finish and send.