Searching for a Patient
You can search for a patient using the following options:
- Surname
- Surname, Forename (note the comma between Surname and Forename)
- Surname Date of Birth (full or partial)
- Date of Birth (Full)
- Surname, forename date of birth (full or partial)
Full Date of Birth
The full date of birth can be typed as:
- DDMMYY for example, 9th December 1980 would be 091280Note - Only valid for patients born within the last 100 years
- DDMMYYYY for example, 9th December 1980 would be 09121980
- DDMMMYYYY for example, 9th December 1980 would be 09DEC1980
Partial Date of Birth
The partial date of birth can be typed as:
- YYYY for example,1980
- MMYYYY for example, 091980
- MMMYYYY for example, DEC1980
Sorting Patient Search Results
If you receive a high number of results, you can use the available sorting options to group the results and navigate them with greater ease.
To do so:
- Select the required sorting option, e.g Age
. - The search results sort accordingly.
Note - Only one sorting option can be applied at a time.
Note - After applying a sorting option, the results display in ascending order . Select the sorting option again to display the results in descending order 
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. Select the sorting option again to display the results in descending order .Note - To print this topic select Print
in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.
in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.
