Share a signed note with the patient
Let a patient, or the parent who reads a child's records, open a signed note on the patient portal.
- Where
- Practice portal
- Who can do this
- Doctor, Midwife and Staff
Signing a note does not show it to the patient. A clinician shares it from the chart when the patient should read it.
Before you start
The note must be signed, and the patient portal must be on for your practice.
Steps
- Open the patient's chart and choose the Patient portal tab.
- Under Shared with the patient, find the note. A note nobody has shared is marked Not shared.
- Choose Share it beside the note.
- Check the note and who can open it, then choose Share it.

What to expect
The note is marked Shared, and whoever reads the patient's records online can open it, including anyone given access later. It is recorded as shared by you, at that time.
