The Care Home are able to add patients, and generally it is best practice to encourage the Care Home to register their patients from the Atlas PCS device.
However there may be occasions where you need to add the patient to CAPA, to dispense an urgent prescription for example.
To get to the Add Patient screen, press F9 and click Add at the bottom of the screen, and the Patient Wizard (below) will appear.
1. Patient Name
Input the Forename & Surname of the patient. "AKA" can be used if the patient is known by another name, however this is usually known & inputted by the Care Home.
2. NHS Number
This is an optional field, but useful to input if you have the information on the prescription
3. Room No
This is the Room Number of the patient in the Care Home, and is important for medication rounds. The Care Home can fill this in later so leave blank if unknown.
4. Care Home Patient
Tick the Care Home patient box and then search for the Care Home to add this patient.
5. Notes
This is a useful box to record any audit notes about adding the patient. This will be stored on the Patient Details screen for future reference.
If you have any other information you wish to add which is not included in this wizard, then click View Patient Details before pressing Finish.