Dispensaries

Overview

Setup is found in the grey left-hand side bar. Hover over the sidebar with the cursor and the bar will expand. Select Setup to expand a drop-down list of setup pages within PTS. To choose a setup page, select its name from the list.

Dispensaries, unsurprisingly, form one of the central pillars of the PTS data structure. Users, wards, prescription types and more all ultimately relate to a dispensary.

Adding new dispensary

To create a new dispensary access the actions menu by clicking on the actions menu icon at the top right of the page, then from the actions menu click the New Dispensary button.

Click OK when you're done. The process then continues in the dispensary popup.

PTS is licensed per dispensary. If you run out of dispensary licenses you will be unable to add a new dispensary.

Editing existing dispensaries

To edit an existing dispensary, select the dispensary you wish to amend by clicking on its entry in the list to load the dispensary popup (note clicking the tickbox has another dedicated function).

Dispensary popup

Dispensary details tab

• Description
  An easily recognisable name for the dispensary.
• Contact details
  This is a free-format field where a telephone number, e-mail address or even some HTML code can be specified. This appears in various parts of the system.
• Clear user when booking-in
  Forces the user to select their own details when each prescription is booked in. Disable this if you intend to use a generic booking in account of some sort.
• Duplicate check mins.
  PTS can warn users if the same patient’s details are entered in quick succession on the basis that it could be an accidental duplicate. This field is used to determine the time span that applies.
• Dispensary close activity
  If an activity is specified here, it will be recorded automatically for all active users when the dispensary is closed. An instant, prescription-unrelated activity should be used, such as End of Shift.
• Show on login screen
  When enabled the dispensary will appear as an additional tab on the login screen, allowing for a simplified way for external users to log in.
• Use QR Codes
  Enable this to have the prescription labels print with a QR code instead of a traditional 1D barcode. QR codes are more robust and easy to scan but require a compatible scanner.
• e-prescribing options
  These settings will be modified by TMSi and/or Trust IT when e-prescribing is implemented.

Ticket options tab

• Format of ticket number
  The # character will be replaced by the next number in the ticket numbering sequence. Prefix the # with any other characters that you may want printed on the ticket and output on any webpages that display the ticket number.
• Ticket no. reset interval
  Define how often ticket numbers will reset to the "starting ticket number". Options available are daily, weekly, monthly and annually.
• Starting ticket no.
  This allows you to define the number your tickets will start at each time they are reset, e.g. "1". Amending this can be useful when multiple dispensaries share a waiting area to keep the ticket numbers well apart.
• Ticket nos. span types
  When enabled ticket numbers will increment regardless of the prescription type being dispensed. When disabled each prescription type will have its own numbering sequence.