Starting a Consultation

You cannot add data to Consultation Manager until you start a consultation.

A consultation can be opened automatically when you select a patient, see Consultation Manager Setup - Consultation for details, or open a consultation as follows:

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

To open a consultation, simply select Open New Consultation from the toolbar.

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:

    Double click on the status bar to open the Consultation form and update any details as required.

Training Tip - You can change the Consultation Date, Clinician, Type of Consultation, Start Time and End Time by double clicking on the Consultation Type at the bottom of the screen.
See Selecting Consultation Type for details.
Note - To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.