ANNEX B
ePCS Flow Chart

ePCS - Information extracted from GP systems
Date - Updated when sent to ECS | Date - Patient review Date |
Patient & Carer Details - Section 1 Patient's Own GP and Nurse |
Review date | Usual GP name |
Patient Surname | Nurse |
Patient Forenames | Practice details |
CHI Number | |
Patient Address & Tel Number | |
Carer Details | |
Access Info/potential issues | |
Next of kin details | |
Section 2 Patient medical Condition |
Main diagnoses | |
Other relevant issues | |
Allergies/Drug reactions | |
Current drugs and doses | |
Additional drugs available at home | |
Section 3 Current Care Arrangements |
Care arrangements | |
Syringe driver at home | |
Catheter continence prods at home | |
Move & Hand equip at home | |
Section 4 Patient's and Carer's Awareness of Condition |
Patient's understanding of Diagnosis | |
Patient's understanding of Prognosis | |
Carer's understanding of Diagnosis | |
Carer's understanding of Prognosis | |
Section 5 Advice for Out Of Hours Care |
Care Plan agreed | |
Preferred place of care | |
Should GP be contacted OOH? | |
GP Home tel/mobile/pager | |
Resuscitation status agreed | |
Actual resuscitation status | |
GP sign death cert in normal circ? | |
Additional useful OOH informatio | |
Gold Standards Framework Scotland - IT Steering Group, 2007.