How to create a new patient

New patients must be created before booking an appointment for them. Whilst old versions of Emma allowed you to create a patient on the fly, this ability has been removed in order to enable more rigorous eligibility checking.

To create a new patient and book an appointment for them:

1) Click on patient search

2) Try to locate the patient in the search field before creating them - they may already be present

3) If the patient is not present, use the form on the right hand side of the page to enter their details. Some fields may be required - these are marked with * symbols. When finished, push the 'Create patient' button or simply press 'Enter' on your keyboard.

4) When the patient has been created, you will be taken to the patient homepage from where you can select 'Book appointment' in the tasks list on the left hand side.