Workshop Objective

This practical and interactive workshop has been designed specifically for summarisers within primary care to enable them to understand the purpose and significance of summarising both new patient records and incoming correspondence. The workshop will provide a suggested step by step process for summarising new patient records. Information provided during the session is in accordance with the Good Practice Guidelines for GP electronic patient records V4 (2011).

Delegates must have a good working knowledge of read codes/CTV3 codes prior to attending this session.

Learning Outcomes

The learning outcome of this workshops are;

• The purpose and significance of summarising in primary care<
• What is required before you start
  • The summarising process
• Use of Problems (if appropriate)
• Hints and tips on data entry
• The importance of an accurate Summary
• Records received via GP2GP
• Quality Assurance and maintenance
• Hints and tips on coding correctly
• CARAT