Editing Community Patient Settings

To edit the community patient settings:

1. From the MDS Info - Patient screen for the patient, select SETTINGS :

   

2. The Community Patient Settings screen displays:

   

   Update the following:

   • Cycle Length - Select to set or update the cycle length for the patient.

   • Community Patient Group - Select to set or update a patient group for the patient and select from the available list.

     Training Tip - You can filter by groups when viewing your community patients on the Community Patients tab. See Searching for, Sorting and Filtering Community Patients for details.

   • MAR Type - Select the Medication Administration Record (MAR) chart required:

     • Standard MAR Portrait

     • Standard MAR Landscape

     • Scotland National MAR (Scotland only)

     • Wales National MAR (Wales only)

   • Administration Times - Select to set or update the administration times for the patient.

   • Print Options:

     • Print non-cassette items - Tick to print non-cassette items on the Cassette sheet.

     • Do you need a repeat request form - Select Yes or No as appropriate. If you select Yes a separate page prints a repeat prescription request form for all items.

   • Body Diagram Print Option - Select where you would like the body diagram to print for this community patient:

     • Print inline - Select to print a body diagram on the same page as the item.

     • Print on a separate page - Select to print a body diagram on a separate page to the item.

     Body Diagrams are enabled on each medication item, see Adding Patient Medication for details.

   • Remove Community Patient - Select REMOVE  to remove the patient data from the MDS module.

3. Select SAVE to save the changes or select CANCEL to return without making any changes.