Monitored Dosage System (MDS) - Community Patients

The Community Patients tab displays a list of all your Monitored Dosage System (MDS) community patients and their cycle details:

From the Community Patients tab you can select the following:

• BACK TO ORIGINAL MDS - Select to return to the original MDS module, see Monitored Dosage System for details.

• SETTINGS - Select to view and edit the MDS settings screen, see MDS Settings for details.

• PRINT - Select to print either a MAR chart, Cassette sheet, Mid-Cycle MAR chart, Blank MAR chart or a Patient List for the selected care home patient(s). See Printing Medication Administration Record (MAR) Charts, Cassette Sheets and Patient Lists for details.

• ADD COMMUNITY PATIENT - Select to add a community patient, see Adding a Community Patient for details.

• VIEW DETAILS - Select to view an individual patient's cycle details, see Monitored Dosage System (MDS) Info - Community Patient for details.

Adding a Community Patient

To add a community patient to the Community Patients tab:

1. From the Community Patients tab, select ADD COMMUNITY PATIENT :

   

2. The Search screen displays. Search for a patient by Patient Name, Date of Birth, Postcode or NHS/CHI number. Select SEARCH  or press Enter on your keyboard:

   

   Training Tip - To import community patients from your existing Monitored Dosage System (MDS) select Import , see Importing Community Patient Data for details.

3. Select the patient required from the list.

4. The Community Patient Settings screen displays:

   

   Complete the following:

   • Cycle Length - Set the cycle length for the patient.

   • Community Patient Group - Set a patient group for the patient, select from:

     • None

     • Week 1

     • Week 2

     • Week 3

     • Week 4

     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 (Scotland only) - Select the MAR chart required.

   • MAR Type (Wales only) - Select the MAR chart required.

   • Administration Times - Set the administration times for the patient. The following time slots are set as default:

     

   • 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.

5. Select SAVE to add the community patient.

Viewing Community Patient Details

To view the details of a community patient from the Community Patients tab, select VIEW DETAILS next to the patient required:

The MDS Info - Patient screen displays the patient's cycle details, see Monitored Dosage System (MDS) Info - Community Patient for details.