Importing Care Home and Care Home Patient Data

How do I Import MDS Patients to the New MDS Module (4:14)

To import care home and care home patient data from your existing Monitored Dosage System (MDS) to the new Monitored Dosage System (MDS) module:

Important - Once imported the care home and care home patients are removed from your existing Monitored Dosage System (MDS).
Important - Please note that if a special character, for example an asterisk *, is used for medication times in your existing MDS module, this does not import across and leaves the entry blank. It is important to review these post import.
Training Tip - Before importing the Care Home data we recommend that you print a MAR chart for your care home patients.

  1. From the Care Homes tab, select ADD CARE HOME :

  2. The Care Home Settings screen displays, select IMPORT :

  3. The Import Care Homes screen displays, select the care homes you want to import:

    Training Tip - To search for a care home enter the search criteria in Search. Additionally, you can sort the columns, simply select the column header.

  4. With the care homes selected, select IMPORT :

The selected care homes and care home patient data import into the new Monitored Dosage System (MDS) module and are removed from the previous MDS.

Note - You cannot have two care homes within the Monitored Dosage System (MDS) module that have the same name.

The following data is imported:

  • Care Home Name

  • Care Home Address and Postcode

  • Cycle Length

  • Administration Times

  • MAR type defaults to Standard MAR (Scotland and Wales only)

  • Care Home Patient Name

  • Last item dispensed as MDS in the last 6 months:

    • Item Name

    • Directions from last dispense

    • Quantity from last dispense

    • Colour, Shape and Markings from last dispense

    • Dosage times

    • Print on MAR or Cassette

    • Service and Iteration (Scotland only)

    • Schedule defaults to Everyday

Important - It is important to check the imported data, for example, to check the medication quantity and schedule is correct. See Editing Patient Medication for details.
Note - To print this topic select Print in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.