Enabling Online Demographic Access
Providing they are registered for online services, you can allow your patients to view and/or update certain aspects of their demographic information. This is designed to save administration time within your practice.
To enable this facility:
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From Vision 3 - Management Tools, select Control Panel - File Maintenance - Online Services and the Vision Online Services screen displays.
- Under the Demographics section, select from:
- View - Tick to enable your patients to view their own:
- NHS Number/CHI Number/H+C Number
- Full Name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Marital Status
- Usual GP (title, first name and surname)
- Main Address
- Email (preferred)
- Telephone Numbers (latest recorded mobile and home number)
- Ethnic Category (latest recorded)
- Branch Surgery attended (determined by the Notes kept at option in the patient's Registration record)
Auto Update - Tick to enable your patients to be able to update their own:
- Home phone number
- Verified mobile number
- Preferred email address
- Preferred Spoken Language
- Preferred Written Language
- View - Tick to enable your patients to view their own:
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Select OK to save.
The audit trail shows the update has been made by ROSU, indicating a patient submitted amendment:
England Only - If your patients update their demographic information via Patient Services, the next time they are selected in Vision 3, a PDS Mismatch screen displays. Check the update is by ROSU and providing it is, the update should be accepted.