Creating your own Patient Information Leaflets (PILs)
Patient Information Leaflets are available from DXS and from the Patient-UK wsite.
You may wish to create your own Patient Information Leaflets and record that they have been issued to the patient. Using the Patient Advice command with a guideline, the following explains the principle:
- The text within the <BODY></BODY> commands is the content of your Patient Leaflet. Double clicking on this text will enable you to print it.
- The text that is within the <TITLE></TITLE> commands is what will appear in the Journal as a record of which PIL has been issued.
- Bring up your guideline and put it in design mode.
- Start with an Advice command
- Enter a suitable sub-heading
- Use the following as a guide to create your leaflet
<HTML><TITLE> Patient Leaflet Title goes here</TITLE><BODY>The text of your patient leaflet goes here</BODY></HTML>
Note - If you do not enter any Title text, then the entire Body text is recorded in the patient record.
You can use additional HTML "tags" for formatting the body section, Vision 3 supports a limited number of these including
<H1>-<H6> - Headings
<UL> - Unstructured list (bulleted)
<OL> - Ordered list (numbered)
<LI> - To create each of the bulleted/numbered items in a list
<P> - Paragraph break
Example:
<HTML><TITLE>Scabies Advice Leaflet</TITLE><BODY><H1>Scabies Advice Leaflet</H1>Scabies is caused by a tiny mite which burrows under the skin<P><H3>Symptoms</H3><UL><LI>Itching <LI>Raised spots on the body</UL><H3>Treatment</H3><UL><LI>Permethrin is the currently recommended treatment as it is less likely to cause irritation<LI>Malathion is an alternative treatment</LI></UL></BODY></HTML>
