This protocol will:
- Assist practices to audit whether they are providing a choice of service provider when referring to external services. This excludes Emergency and 2WW referrals.
What does it actually do?
The protocol performs the following functions:
- After a consultation has been saved and a referral code has been added in that consultation, the protocol will check if an offer of choice has been coded. If it has not, a question will pop up.
What does it look like?
Where a choice has not been coded, the following question will appear:
Each option here has a code behind it, which will be picked up in our Practice Admin searches.
Dependencies:
This Handy Protocol relies on referral codes being added in during a consultation.
System Trigger
System Trigger: Save consultation
Run mode: Always run
Enable trigger for: All clinical prescribers
Fitting your practice
Your practice team will need to be aware that this will not work if referral codes are not added during a consultation.
How to get it