Starting a Consultation

You cannot add data to Consultation Manager until a consultation is started.

A Consultation can be opened automatically when a patient is selected, see Consultation Manager Setup - Consultation for details, or open a Consultation as required.

If no Consultation is open, Open New Consultation displays and the status bar displays No Open Consultation

To open a Consultation, simply select Open New Consultation .

When a Consultation is open:

  • Close Consultation displays
  • The status bar, at the bottom right hand side of the screen, displays your name, the type, date, open time of the consultation and the current time:

Training Tip - You can change the Consultation type by double clicking on the Consultation Type at the bottom of the screen, for example, Video consultation.
See Selecting Consultation Type and
Note - To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.