Flagging Individual Patients as Suitable for CMS (Serial Prescribing)

You can flag patients suitable for CMS on an individual patient basis from Patient Details in Consultation Manager or Registration.

1. From Consultation Manager, select the patient and ensure that a consultation is open.
2. Select Patient Details and then the Preferences tab:

   

3. From the CMS section, you can see the patient’s current CMS(Serial Prescribing) suitability status. There are three possibilities:
   • CMS Suitable
   • CMS Unsuitable
   • CMS Suitability Not Specified

   The details of the person who last updated the patient’s suitability and the date and time also display. If there are any notes detailing the reason for suitability change, the Notes displays as active. Select this to view the text:
   

   

   You can also see the patient’s CMS (Serial Prescribing) registration status from the CMSsection in the preferences screen. There are three possibilities:

   • Not CMS Registered
   • CMS Registered
   • CMS Registration Withdrawn

   If a patient is CMS withdrawn and the reason is recorded, Notes displays as active:

   

4. To change the patient suitability status, select Change.
5. You can now select from the suitability options and add a note if required:

   

6. Select Save to save the changes.

The CMS Status now displays as CMS Suitable:

The suitability status is also displayed on the Therapy tab: