Patient Details - Doctor

You can use the Patient Details - Doctor tab to view or update the patient's registered doctor:

To access the Patient Details - Doctor screen, either:

  • From the Find Patient screen, find the patient and then select Details or press Alt + D on your keyboard.

  • From the Dispensary screen, select either:

    • Information next to the patient's name:

    • F3 on your keyboard, this opens the Patient Details screen on the Other .

    • F6 on your keyboard, this opens the Patient Details screen on the Medication History tab.

Navigate to the Doctor tab if required.

From here you can view or update the following:

  • Registered Doctor - Displays the patient's registered doctor. To change the patient's doctor enter a new doctor's name and press Enter on your keyboard to open the Find Prescriber screen. Select Details to view the Prescriber Details screen.

    See Find Prescriber and Prescriber details screen for more details.
  • Practice - View the registered doctor's practice. Select Details to view the Institution Details screen, here you can change the practice details such as Address or Telephone.

    See Institution Details for more details.
  • Address - Displays the registered doctor's address.

  • Postcode - Displays the registered doctor's postcode.

  • Telephone - Displays the registered doctor's telephone number.

  • Address Label - Select or press Alt + Z on your keyboard to print an address label for the practice.

From the bottom of the Patient Details - Doctor screen you can select:

  • Delete - A warning displays, you can only delete the patient from the Patient tab.

  • OK - Select to save the changes and close the Patient Details screen.

  • Cancel - Select to close the Patient Details screen without saving any changes.

  • Apply - Select to save any changes made. You can then select Close to close the Patient Details screen.

For information on other Patient Details tabs, see Patient Details.
Note – To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.