Adding a New Patient

• Patient number.
• Title - Select from the list available.
• First name - Enter as appropriate.
• Other name - Enter as appropriate.
• Last name - (Mandatory) Enter as appropriate.
• Ethnicity - Select from the list available.
• Address - Enter as appropriate, or select Find Address and enter the property number or partial name and the Postcode. Select Find, highlight the correct address and select OK.
  
• Location - Enter as appropriate.
• Postcode - Enter as appropriate.
  Note - This must be in the correct format, for example, AB12 3CD.
• Home phone - Enter as appropriate.
• Work phone - Enter as appropriate.
• E-mail - Enter as appropriate.
• Fax - Enter as appropriate.
• Mobile - Enter as appropriate.
• Main contact - Enter as appropriate.
• Sex - Select from the list available.
• DoB - Enter as appropriate, for example, 12/4/56, 12.4.56 or 12th April 56. 
  The system automatically calculates the Age and Age Group.
• Age - Calculated from the DoB.
• Group - Calculated from the DoB.
• NHS No - Enter as appropriate.
• CHI No - (Scotland only) Enter as appropriate.
• NI No - (National Insurance Number)Enter as appropriate.
  Note - NHS No, CHI No and NI No are populated automatically if Pharmacy Manager is connected to an electronic prescription system, for example, EPS in England.
• Temporary patient - Tick if the patient is a temporary patient.
• Patient is exempt - Tick if the patient is exempt.
• No fixed abode - Tick if the patient is homeless.
• Always verify collection - Tick to indicate the patient identity should be checked on collection.

Select to add the patient to the SMS text and voicemail pharmacy reminder service.