How to create a referral letter
For patients who require referral to a specialist, a referral letter can be created from their medical.
Referral Consultants, and hospitals if required, must first be created to populate the drop-down menus. Click here for more information: How to create a list of Referral Consultants.
A referral can be generated when a medical has a status of Ready for Approval or Approved.
How to create a referral
- Open a client medical.
- From the left sidebar, under the Clinical section, click on Referrals > Create Referral.
- Select a Consultant from the pre-populated dropdown menu.
- Enter the required Referral Details.
- To include findings/results, select relevant Health Categories.
- Choose Save Draft if you wish to complete the referral later.
- Click on Create Referral once all data is complete.
- The number of Referrals created for a patient is indicated on the Referrals tab on the left side menu.
- Click on the Referrals tab to:
- View a list of Referrals created for a patient.
- Open or delete a Referral.
- Turn on Sharing to provide a patient with access to a referral letter.
Once you have selected Create Referral you cannot edit the content. It will be necessary to delete and create a new one if amendments are required.