Patient Summary Screen

When you have selected a patient, their record opens on the Patient Summary screen.

The patient summary screen includes the following:

  • Search - To search the patient's record
  • Patient Banner - Displaying the Date of birth, Gender, NHS Number and Allergy flag
  • Add Encounter - Select to open new Encounter
  • Last Encounter - Displays details of this patient's last encounter.

Swipe up to display:

  • Significant Diagnoses - Priority 1 and 2 medical history entries.
  • Significant Operations - Priority 1 medical history entries in Read chapter 7.

To see all medical history entries, select Medical History from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen:

  • Active Repeats - All active repeat medication.
  • Acutes - Last 2 years of acute medication.

To see all medication entries, select Medication from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen:

  • If the patient has drug or non-drug allergies recorded Known allergies displays on the patient information bar at the top of the screen.

    To access the Allergy view:

    • iPad users - Select Allergiesfrom the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
    • iPhone users - Select More from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and then select Allergies from the Navigation menu:

  • Last recorded weight, height, alcohol status, smoking status, exercise, diet and blood pressure.

    To see all lifestyle and examination entries:

    • iPad users - Select Lifestyle and Examination from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
    • iPhone users - Select More from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and then select Lifestyle and Examination from the Navigation menu:

  • Last 3 months test results. If no results are available in this period the message "No test results in the last 3 months" displays:

    To see all test results entries, select More from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and then select Test results from the Navigation menu.

  • All recorded immunisations. To see all immunisation entries, select More from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and then select Immunisations from the Navigation menu:

  • Displays the last 3 months correspondence. To see all correspondence, select More from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and then select Correspondence from the Navigation menu:

Note - Correspondence entries are currently only available to practices who also use Vision Anywhere alongside Vision 3.

Displays the patient's registered and usual GP, address and telephone number.

  • Map - To view a patient's address location and directions, select Map to the left of the patient's address. To return to Vision Anywhere select Back to Vision AnywhereMobile.
  • Phone - To telephone a patient select Phone to the left of the patient's telephone number.
  • Email - To email a patient select Mail to the left of the patient's email address:

  • Select Browser from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

    The Clinical Records Browser shows all entries in the patient record along with encounters and problem headings in chronological order.

    See Clinical Record Browser for details.

  • To see all previous encounters, select Encounter from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

    See Encounters for details.
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