Consultation Manager Setup - Therapy

• Show packsize warning - Tick to display a warning if the quantity prescribed does not fit the pack size.
• Use Gemscript Posology Defaults - Tick to use the recommended dosage and quantity where available.
• Handwriting Reminders - No longer used.

These settings define the defaults for medication reviews and are set in Management Tools:

• Date Offset - The default period in the future when you want to carry out a medication review.

• Overdue Offset - The period after a review is due that you want it to display as overdue.

• Due Offset - The period before a review is due when you want to be reminded.

• Default Read Code - The Read code you want to use for medication reviews.

• Unprinted Prescriptions - Defaults to Choose which triggers a warning when a consultation is closed with unprinted prescriptions, update if required to either:

  • Ignore - Unprinted prescriptions are ignored.
  • Print - Unprinted prescriptions are printed automatically.
  • View - Unprinted prescriptions display.

• Print Reorder Form - Defaults to Issues Only so the re-order form prints when a repeat is issued, update if required to either:

  • Always Off - The reorder form is never printed.
  • Always On - The reorder form is printed regardless of whether it is a repeat issue or acute prescription.

• Reprint Reason

  • Defaults to None, select a default reprint reason from the list to display on the Prescription Reprint Reason screen.

• Print Signing GP Name - If ticked, then the name of whichever doctor is selected in Doctor to sign prescription prints on the prescription.

• Separate out PRN’s - Practice Wide - Ticked if PRN items print separately.

• One PRN per script - Practice Wide - Ticked if one PRN item per prescription.

• Initial Repeat View - Select how the Repeat Therapy screen is initially displayed and which master lines are listed, select from:

  • By Role - The display depends on whether you are a clinician or member of staff.

  • Active (All) - Displays all active valid and expired repeats.
  • Active (In Practice) - Displays active valid and expired repeats issued by the practice.
  • All - Displays active repeats and their former expired repeat lines.
  • Expired - Displays repeats needing reauthorising before items can be issued.
  • Valid - Displays current medication list of repeats.
• Old Repeat Offset - The time frame for a repeat master to display in red if not issued .
  See Settings in the Management Tools Help Centre for configuration details.
• Repeat Limit - Controls the number of repeats you can authorise against a repeat master. Defaults to your practice wide default, reduce if required.
• Repeats Interval - A practice wide setting, specifies the default time between repeat issues.
  See Settings in the Management Tools Help Centre for configuration details.

• Enable Inactivation/Reactivation Reason - A practice wide setting, enables the selection of up to five cancellation/reauthorisation reasons.

  See Settings in the Management Tools Help Centre for configuration details.
• Enable Repeat Dispensing - Ticked if you have Repeat Dispensing functionality enabled, see Repeat Dispensing for details.
  See Settings in the Management Tools Help Centre for configuration details.
• Repeat Dispensing Warning Days - Triggers a message when reauthorising a batch prescription which has more than the specified days before expiry.
  See Settings in the Management Tools Help Centre for configuration details.

• Default Medication Term - Select a default medication term from the available list.
• Default Dispensing Frequency - Select a default frequency from the available list.

• Tick to show the Consultation Manager Setup form every time you access Consultation Manager. This is particularly useful for administration staff with a varied role within the practice.