{"id":20794,"date":"2026-02-10T12:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=20794"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:55:35","slug":"20794-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=20794","title":{"rendered":"Updating the Case Status on the Emergency List"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to update the case status for patients on the Emergency Theatre List in PowerChart.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  1. The \u2018Case Action\u2019<\/strong> column is accessible only by anaesthetists and theatre nurses, it has a drop down menu that allows management of the patients on the list.<\/li>\r\n
  2. The \u2018Case Status\u2019<\/strong> column shows the result of choosing a \u2018Case Action\u2019. The default \u2018Case Status\u2019 when a case is added is \u2018Not Checked\u2019.<\/li>\r\n
  3. When the patient has been seen by an anaesthetist they should select the appropriate \u2018Case Action\u2019 option from the drop down menu.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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    Not Ready<\/div> \r\n\r\n\r\n
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    1. If the patient is not ready to go to theatre at that moment, or a change is reported that would prevent the case from going ahead (e.g. low BM\u2019s or high K+) then the anaesthetist (or theatre nurse) should select \u2018Not Ready<\/strong>\u2019.<\/li>\r\n
    2. On selecting \u2018Not Ready\u2019 a popup form will appear in which you should write the reason<\/strong> the patient is not ready to go to theatre.<\/li>\r\n
    3. Click the green tick<\/strong> at the top left of the form to save.<\/li>\r\n
    4. When the form closes you will have to click \u2018OK\u2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n
    5. The \u2018Case Status\u2019 <\/strong>box will change to orange and display \u2018Not Ready\u2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
      Ready<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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      1. If the patient is ready for theatre (i.e. Can be sent for), then the anaesthetist should select \u2018Ready\u2019<\/strong> from the \u2018Case Action\u2019<\/strong> dropdown.<\/li>\r\n
      2. The \u2018Case Status\u2019 box will turn green and display \u2018Ready\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n
      3. The patient will be added to the scheduling list in SchApptBook.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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        Cancel<\/div> \r\n\r\n\r\n
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        1. If for any reason the patient is cancelled, you can select the \u2018Cancel\u2019 <\/strong>reason in \u2018Case Action\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n
        2. A form will appear in which to document the cancel reason, when this is done the action should be completed by clicking on the green tick.<\/li>\r\n
        3. The patient will then disappear from the list.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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          Cancel<\/div> \r\n\r\n\r\n
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          1. If for any reason the patient is cancelled, you can select the \u2018Cancel\u2019 <\/strong>reason in \u2018Case Action\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n
          2. A form will appear in which to document the cancel reason, when this is done the action should be completed by clicking on the green tick.<\/li>\r\n
          3. The patient will then disappear from the list.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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