Adding Other Clinical Staff

To add other clinical staff, for examples Nurses or Paramedics:

1. From the Vision 3 front screen, select Management Tools - Control Panel - File Maintenance.
2. Select Staff .
3. Select Add
4. Complete the minimum information as follows:
   • Personal tab:
     • Surname
     • Forename1
     • Title
     • Sex
     • Short Name - This must be unique.

   • Professional tab:

     • Role - Determines subsequent entries, select as appropriate.

       • Nurse - Prescribing number is a 5 character alphabetic field. The first is the Health Board cipher, the second two are the unique identifier for the nurse, and the last two identify the practice.

       • Physiotherapist - Prescriber number format is PH99999 (5 digits).

       • Chiropodist - Prescriber number format is CH99999 (5 digits).

       • Radiographer - Prescriber number format is RA99999 (5 digits).

       • Optometrist - Prescriber number format is OP99999 (5 digits).

     • Independent/Supplementary Prescriber - Depending on the prescribing status of the prescriber, once a valid Prescribing Number is entered, tick Independent Prescriber:

   • Addresses tab:

     • Communication Nos - Select Add and enter the users NHS Email Address. This is vital for their log in.

5. Select OK.
6. The 'Do you want to set up a new User' message displays, select Yes.
7. The User Details - Add screen displays, complete the minimum as follows:
   • Login Name - Enter a name to display on the log in list.
   • Drugs selected by - Select Drug Name.
   • Read term selected by - Select Keyword.
8. Select OK and the Change password screen displays.
9. In New Password enter an initial password for this clinician, they will have to change it the first time they log in. In Confirm Password re-enter the new password.
10. Select OK to save.
11. Now from the bottom left corner, select Security.
12. In Current Users, locate your new clinician and drag and drop them into Group Users - Clinical Managers:

    

13. Close Control Panel if you have finished, or repeat for all other clinicians.

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