Appt Time

Press 'Enter' to accept the time, or alter if required.

Notify if earlier appt?

If you want to mark the patient for notification of an earlier appointment, tick the box (or press the Space Bar). If you get a cancellation, you can then search for a patient who you could bring forward to fill the gap.

Reporting

Press 'Enter' to accept the Reporting Time, or alter if required. A session default reporting time can be set for the session; otherwise the reporting time will default to the appointment time.
The reporting time can be used as a merge field for any form letters generated from the appointment

Rept. Date

Press 'Enter' to accept the Reporting Date, or alter if required.
The reporting date can be used as a merge field for any form letters generated from the appointment.

Appt Type

Select the appropriate appointment type code from the drop down list. For appointment types to appear here, they must first have been validated for the session via Set-up > Appointment Book > Session Types > Valid.
Once the Appointment Type is selected, the description associated with the appointment type code will display to the right of the code.

How Long

Confirm the default appointment length by pressing 'Enter' or type in a different appointment length if required.

Details

Type in any further details you wish to add. These will be printed on the operation list.

Budget

Enter one or more Budget codes (see Set-up > Appointment Book > Budget Codes), or ignore if this is not relevant.

Anaesthetic

Enter Anaesthetic Details if required (or you may choose to use this field for another purpose).

Remarks

Enter any further remarks. These will print our on the Operation List.

Fasting Time From

If you need to advise the patient when to fast form, enter the time here and include the merge field 'Fasting time from' in your form letter. This time will then print on the letter.

Post-Op Date

If you need to advise the patient of a post operative appointment (and you have made this), enter the date here. The merge field 'Post Op date' can be included in your form letter. The date will then print on the letter.

Post-Op Time

If you need to advise the patient of a post operative appointment (and you have made this), enter the time here. The merge field 'Post Op time' can be included in your form letter. The time of the appointment will then print on the letter.

Alerts

If any alerts have been previously entered for the patient, these will display.
Indicates that there is no referral for this patient.