Clinical User Guide
Saving Letters

See also:

Ctrl + S

File > Save (via Letter Writer)

To save a letter to a patient's record:

1.      Either;

o      Click

o      Select File > Save

o      Press Ctrl + S

 

2.      The Letter Details window appears.

 

3.      Enter details in the Date, To, From, Title and Subject boxes and click Save

o      You can select an Addressee from your Address Book by clicking

o      You can edit details after saving, via the Letters tab in the Clinical Window.

If a letter is edited within 7 days of being saved initially, you are given the option of either replacing the existing copy or saving as a new letter. This allows complex letters such as medico-legal reports to be worked on over several days. After 7 days the letter is automatically saved as a new letter.