Set nominated pharmacy
See also Tracing a patient.
See also Change nomination.
Once you have successfully traced a patient who wants to make an initial pharmacy nomination:
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The next display confirms there is no current community pharmacy nomination in place.
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Check the action Nominate this pharmacy.
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Once the box is checked, the Update button is enabled.
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Click the Update button.
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When the updated nomination is confirmed, your pharmacy NACS code is displayed confirming this pharmacy is nominated.
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Click the Finish button to revert to the eMessages tab.
The patient's pharmacy nomination is now in place. All subsequent prescriptions will be directed to this pharmacy on an out-of-hours basis. Alternatively, they can be retrieved from the spine on demand.
See also Nominated prescriptions - out-of hours retrieval.
See also Nominated prescriptions - ad hoc retrieval.
Remember - use keyboard shortcuts such as plus the underlined letter. It's quicker and easier!
Updated 8th September 2008