{"id":25361,"date":"2026-08-25T10:59:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T10:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=25361"},"modified":"2026-11-10T21:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T21:50:53","slug":"creating-a-caring-for-the-dying-patient-letter-detailed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=25361","title":{"rendered":"Printing the Caring for the Dying Patient Documentation – Detailed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a Caring for the Dying Patient Letter<\/h1>\n
Creating the Document<\/div>\n

This guide will show you how to create the Caring for the Dying Patient Documentation.<\/p>\n

<\/i> Double check that you are in the correct patient and have the correct encounter selected.<\/em><\/div>\n

Go to Document Creation in PowerChart.<\/p>\n

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Complete the New Letter menu.\u00a0 For Letter Type<\/strong>, select “Caring For the Dying Patient Documentation<\/strong><\/em>“.<\/p>\n

For the Primary Recipient<\/strong>, select “Other<\/strong><\/em>“.<\/p>\n

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Click Create.\u00a0 This will generate a letter collating the clinical documentation from the past 72 hours.<\/p>\n

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  • Emergency Contact Details<\/li>\n
  • Details of the Hospital Visit<\/li>\n
  • Details of Medical Assessment<\/li>\n
  • Mental Capacity Assessment<\/li>\n
  • Treatments and Interventions<\/li>\n
  • Nutrition and Hydration<\/li>\n
  • Symptom Management Summary<\/li>\n
  • Summary of care discussions with patient and family<\/li>\n
  • The initial holistic nursing assessment<\/li>\n
  • A summary of care plans<\/li>\n
  • A summary of observations for the patient (both regular and comfort)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Add “Lead Clinician” and “Signing Clinician” in menu on right.\u00a0 This should be the patient’s consultant.<\/p>\n

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    Click “Save and Finalise”<\/p>\n

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    Printing the Document<\/div>\n

    Once you have completed the letter, the document creation screen will show a green bar along the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n

    If your green bar is showing, you can press “Click Here<\/strong>” to view a pdf of the document.<\/p>\n

    If the green bar is no longer showing, then go to Document Store and find the relevant document.<\/p>\n

    Once the document is open, there will be a print button in the top right corner of the page which can be used to print the document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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