Suspected Cancer Referral Admin Chaser (HP022)
Purpose:
This protocol ensures that patients referred via the Faster Diagnosis Standard pathway are appropriately safety netted. It helps staff track and follow up on referrals, reducing the risk of patients missing critical diagnostic or treatment opportunities.
What does it actually do?
The protocol flags to the user the requirement for safety netting with the patient and also safety nets the sending of any referral to a secretary when a consultation is closed during which a referral has been made.
What does it look like?
The alert looks like this:
The user is then prompted to send a task to a secretary:
System Dependencies:
This relies on users coding activity accurately within the clinical system.
System Trigger
System Trigger: Update record, Always Run.
Job Categories: Clinical Practitioner, Health Professional, Nurse, Nurse Manager
Fitting your practice
Your practice team need to know that you are setting this alert live in your system
How to get it
This protocol is an base handy protocol and will be automatically installed in your system.
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