{"id":6522,"date":"2023-11-24T20:41:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T20:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=6522"},"modified":"2026-02-16T11:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:28:55","slug":"creating-a-discharge-summary-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=6522","title":{"rendered":"Discharge Summary Letter Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6535\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/discharge-summary.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"14\" \/><\/strong>\u00a0from the grey toolbar at the top of the page.<br \/>\n<em>Depending on the size and resolution of the screen, this option may not appear. You may need to click on View (grey menu at top of page) and click on Discharge Summary from the list. See this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/erecord\/powerchart\/discharge-summary\/how-to-access-discharge-summary-screen\/\">guide<\/a> for further help.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>ward<\/strong> in the drop down list next to the Search button.<\/li>\n<li>Locate patient line and look at the <strong>Action<\/strong> column.\u00a0 Click <strong>Create<\/strong> to begin a discharge summary letter. If the button says <strong>Edit<\/strong>, a letter has already been started and clicking on it will enable editing.<\/li>\n<li>Clicking the create button opens an Internet Explorer Window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Encounter and Department will autopopulate based on the encounter information associated with this instance of the patient&#8217;s record.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Discharge Summary<\/strong> in Letter Type drop down and click on <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose appropriate primary recipient, this is who the letter will be written to.\u00a0 For more information regarding recipients, click <a href=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/erecord\/powerchart\/document-store\/document-creation-recipient-management\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>On right side of the screen, under <strong>Details<\/strong>, ensure the correct <strong>Lead Clinician<\/strong> appears.\u00a0 Select your name from the <strong>Signing Clinician<\/strong> drop down list and select your\u00a0<strong>Position<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding: 1em; border: 3px solid #FF0000;\"><strong>VERY IMPORTANT<\/strong>:\u00a0 You must be signed in to Powerchart so as to authenticate yourself as a signing clinician.\u00a0 This enables the green button at the bottom to change from <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6570\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/save-and-finalise.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"28\" \/> to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6571\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sign-and-send.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"29\" \/>.\u00a0 <strong>If you do not see &#8220;Sign and Send&#8221;, you will not be able to send the letter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>If you have finished the letter, click on <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6571\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/sign-and-send.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"29\" \/> for the letter to be sent upon patient&#8217;s discharge.<\/li>\n<li>If you have\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> finished the letter, select <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6573\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/save-as-draft.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"29\" \/>.\u00a0 You can come back to the discharge summary letter later by clicking on the blue Edit button in the Action column in the Discharge Summary screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RF8y7q8juY0?si=RjmU_W-0m5T2ssX8\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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