Letters and summaries
Draft the letters a patient needs from the same records
Once the assessment is done, draft the referral, the handover or a summary the patient can read. Each draft starts from the workspace sources and opens in the editor for you to finish.
Write for the reader who receives it
A cardiologist, a ward team and a patient need different letters about the same facts. Set the audience before you draft.
Referral letter
State the history, the findings and the question you want the specialist to answer.
Discharge or handover summary
Give the next team the diagnosis, what was done and what to watch for.
Patient-friendly summary
Explain the plan in plain words, at a length the patient will read.
Built in
Keep every letter consistent with the record
You draft letters from the same sources as the assessment, so the facts match across documents.
Draw on the same sources
Draft the referral and the assessment from the same documents and notes.
Keep a template per letter type
Keep your department's referral layout as a template and draft from it.
Edit before you send
We send nothing on your behalf. You edit the letter and export it yourself.
Outcomes
What you gain when you draft letters from the record
You write the question instead of the history
The draft carries the history and findings, so you spend your time on the question for the specialist.
You hand over the same facts
The next team gets the results and plan the assessment used, not a retelling of them.
You give patients their own version
Draft a plain-language summary of the plan from the same workspace and edit it before you give it out.
Comparison
Draft letters from the record instead of retyping it
| Topic | Before | With the register |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A copy of the last letter | A draft from this patient's sources |
| Facts between documents | Retyped, sometimes differently | Drawn from the same sources each time |
| Audience | One letter for every reader | Set for the specialist, the team or the patient |
| Format | Whatever the word processor did | Your template, exported as PDF or Word |
Related
Use it with the rest of the product
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which letters can it draft?
Referral letters, discharge and handover summaries and summaries for the patient. Use the purpose and instructions to shape other documents you write often.
Can the letter go straight to the specialist?
No. Export it as PDF or Word and send it through the channel you use today.
Does the patient summary replace talking to the patient?
No. It gives the patient something to read after the conversation. You decide what it says and whether to give it.