Use the Transfer Out action when a patient needs to move to a different ward, be transferred to a different consultant or specialty, or have their named nurse changed. You can record all three types of transfer in a single action.
📌Note: If you click Return to Bed View before saving, no changes will be saved.
Transfer a patient
Access the Bed Layout View and click the bed of the patient to be transferred.
Select Transfer, then click Out.
The Inpatient Transfer Out screen is displayed, showing the current ward, bay, bed, consultant, specialty, and named nurse.
Click the green arrow button (→) to the right of the category you want to change: Ward Details, Consultant Details, or Named Nurse. The existing details are displayed for confirmation.
Select the new information:
Ward transfer: select new ward → click Go → select new bay → click Go → select new bed → click Go.
Consultant transfer: select new consultant → click Go → select consultant service and other consultant if required → click Go.
Named Nurse transfer: select new named nurse → click Go.
Use the Back option to step back through stages if needed.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for any additional categories of transfer you need to record. The Transfer Out screen shows the new information in the Transfer Client To column.
Enter the Transfer Date and select the Type of Stay from the drop-down list.
Click Save.
📌Note: If you only change some details, a warning message will ask you to confirm that the other details have not changed. Click Yes to proceed.