Adding an Alcohol Entry

To add an alcohol entry:

  1. From Consultation Manager , select the patient required and start a consultation if required.
  2. Select Add - Alcohol, remember you can use <Alt+A> then <Alt+A> if using the keyboard.
  3. The Alcohol Consumption - Add screen displays:

  1. Complete as follows:
    • Date of Recording - Defaults to today's date, update as required.
    • Clinician - Defaults to the staff member or GP signed on for the current session, update as required.
    • Private - Defaults to unticked, tick if you are recording a private consultation.
    • In Practice - Ticked by default, remove tick to record result was recorded out of the practice.
    • Alcohol Read Term- Defaults to 136..00 Alcohol consumption select from the available list as required.
    • Alcohol Consumption - Select as appropriate:
      • Currently Drinks
      • Lifelong Teetotaller
      • Ex-Drinker

      Alcohol Read Term and Alcohol Consumption are linked:

      • The Alcohol Consumption default is Lifelong Teetotaller, with a Alcohol Read Term of 1361.00 Teetotaller.
      • The Alcohol Consumption status of Currently drinks, defaults to a Alcohol Read Term of 136..00 Alcohol consumption.
      • The Alcohol Consumption status of Ex-Drinker, defaults to a Alcohol Read Term of 1367.00 Stopped drinking alcohol.
    • Units per week - Enter the number of units.
    • Notes - Select to add free text if required.
    • Recall - Select to add recall dates if required.
    • Health Promotion - Select to record Health Promotion intervention, for example leaflets, advice, invitation to a clinic, see Adding Health Promotion Intervention for further details.
  2. Select OK to save and close.

Other ways to add Alcohol entries include:

  • Prevention Display
  • Summary - Prevention Display
  • An existing Alcohol entry

Simply right click on the entry and select Add.