Quick Guide

This guide shows how to create a Nursing Handover for a patient via AdHoc Forms and how to run a report of all handovers for patients on a ward.

Completing the form

  1. With a patient record open, select the Adhoc button from the toolbar.
  2. Select the ‘Nursing Handover‘ form and the click Record.
  3. Complete and sign the form (green tick).
  4. Close the AdHoc Recording window.
  5. The completed Nursing Handover form can be viewed in any of these places:
    • Completed Forms (Double click on a form to open in a read only format)
    • Document Viewing
    • Results Review (the documents tab)

Modifying the form

  1. In the left side menu select Completed Forms.
  2. Right click the form and select Modify from the menu.
  3. Make the necessary amendments and sign the form again using the green tick.

Creating the ward handover report


From the eRecord Apps page:

  1. Open the Reporting Portal app
  2. Locate the report Handover Ward (tip: you can click the star to add this to your My Favourite reports for next time)
  3. Click the Run button:
    • Do not change the Output to File printer option (once the report is created it can be printed if required).
    • In the Facility field select the hospital site for your ward.
    • Select the Building site from the Building field.
    • Locate and select your ward.
    • Click the Execute button.
  4. Once the report has been created it can be printed using the printer icon at the top left of the screen.


Updated: 26 March 2026