Set up wards and beds, and admit to a free bed
List the wards and beds, charge for each day in a bed, and choose a free bed when you admit a patient.
- Where
- Practice portal
- Who can do this
- Administrator, Doctor, Midwife and Staff
Wards and beds are kept at the practice, so changing them needs a connection.
Steps
To list wards and beds:
- Choose Settings, then Wards and beds.
- Choose Add a ward, type its name and, if each day in a bed is charged, choose the service from your price list. Choose Add the ward.
- Under the ward, type a label in New bed and choose Add the bed. Repeat for each bed.
To admit to a bed:
- Open the patient's visit and choose to admit them.
- Under A free bed, choose the bed.
- Say why they are being admitted and choose Admit them.
What to expect
Only beds that are in use and not taken are offered. A bed shows as taken until the patient is discharged. If the ward has a daily charge, the stay's bill gets one day's charge when the patient is admitted, one more each day they stay, and a charge for any day missed when they are discharged. A day charged by mistake is taken off the bill with a reason, as any charge is. If you do not list wards, you can still type where on the ward the patient is.