Ardens includes a large number of auto-populating standardised document templates for practices.
For a full list of the national documents available, click here.
To access the Document Templates:
- Within a consultation, select the Documents > Create letter option.
- Outside of a consultation, select the Add > Document > Create letter option.
This will display the New Patient Letter screen.
Click on the magnify glass to search for the relevant document template.
This will display the Find Document Templates screen.
Search for the document template using the search box provided or folder navigation pane. If using the folder navigation pane, select the Ardens National Documents folder (if you are a Resource Publisher site, you will find this within the Shared folders):
Select the relevant document template and click on OK to launch (alternatively double click on the document to open).
You can also access the documents via the Ardens 'National Documents Launcher' protocol. Initially each individual user will need to add the protocol to their F12 key. To do this, press F12 on your keyboard to launch the Protocol Launcher.
Right click on a letter or number and click Add.
Search 'national document', select the relevant protocol and click OK. This protocol will be added to your protocol launcher.
To access a document, double click the National Documents Launcher and select the relevant folder.
Depending on the document template set-up, you maybe asked which consultations and/or problems you would like to include. Select the information to proceed.
The selected document will launch with the pre-populated information:
Complete any additional information and select the File > Save and Close option once finished.
For further information on how to edit, print and email a document, please click here.
Further Learning - why not access the Ardens Academy and enrol on the Getting Started with Ardens EMIS > National Document Templates module to fully utilise these resources.
If you require any further assistance on the process above, please contact Ardens support on: support-emis@ardens.org.uk