Bags
Bag barcodes are used to collect and deliver multiple prescriptions at once. Using bags is not mandatory as additional scanning is required to put each prescription into the bag, however the result of this is solid safeguarding against putting the wrong prescription into a bag, meaning delivery errors can be prevented before they happen.
Bags are assigned to specific wards, meaning it is trivial for the system to warn when a particular prescription does not belong in there.
The term ‘Bag’ is used to mean the generic type of container that will be used to deliver prescriptions in. This is usually a zip up courier bag with a clear window for a bag label insert, but of course it can take many physical forms.
Bag barcodes are designed to be re-used.
Use of bags requires the recording of delivery. Bags are only considered empty and ready for re-use when its prescriptions have been delivered, so trying to add additional prescriptions to it without this step will trigger its safeguarding measures. As delivery obviously takes place outside the pharmacy, for this reason bags are best suited for users of the delivery app.
Adding new bag
To create a new bag 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 Bag button.
Unlike most of the other setup pages you will be asked for a few details so PTS can help you create multiple bags at once:
- Wards
Select the wards whose prescriptions can be added to the bag. If a prescription does not belong to one of the selected wards, PTS will not allow you to add it to the bag. - Prescription Types
Optional. Select the prescription types that can be added to the bag. If a prescription does not belong to one of the selected types, PTS will not allow you to add it to the bag. Leave this field blank to allow the bag to accept prescriptions of any type. - Number of Bags
Choose the number of bags you would like to create using these parameters. - Multiple wards / bag?
Tick this box to create bags that allow for all the selected wards to be added to them. Leave the box blank to create individual bags for each selected ward, multiplied by the "number of bags" setting.
Click OK when you're done.
Editing existing bags
To edit an existing bag, select the bag you wish to amend by clicking on its entry in the list to load the bag popup (note clicking the tickbox has another dedicated function).
