This page contains all information related to entering the assessment information into palCentre. To navigate quickly to a section within this page, please use the menu below:
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Once an episode has been created, you can enter the assessment information for that episode. To access the episode and assessment screen, click on the * icon the 
next to the patient name.
The following 'episode and assessments' screen screen will appear.
The episode information is on the left hand side of the screen and the patient's details can be found above the episode information. This includes the patient name, patient identifier and date of birth.
The assessment information is on the right hand side of the screen. The assessment information that appears on the right hand side of the screen relate This information relates to the episode that is highlighted on the left hand side. To look at the assessments for different episodes, highlight the episode that you are interested in by clicking on the episode.
In the top right hand corner of the screen is a a 'View Report' button button. This button will create a report for the current episode including all the patient, episode and phase information.
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Assessment level information can only been entered if an episode has been created for the patient. Assessment dates must be between on or after episode start date and on or before the episode end date. |
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Item to be entered | Additional information |
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| Date | The date the assessment was completed. This is a mandatory item - you cannot submit an assessment without this information. |
| Time | Optional field. The time of the assessment. |
| Type | The phase type for the assessement. This is a mandatory item - you cannot submit an assessment without this information. |
| RUG-ADL | The RUG-ADL consists of four items (bed mobility, toileting, transfer and eating) and measures the patients function. |
| PCPSS | The PCPSS consists of four items (pain, other symptoms, psychological/spiritual and family/carer) with a score between 0 and 3 and screens the severity of palliative care problems. |
| AKPS | The AKPS consists of one item with a score between 10 and 100 and measures a patient's ability to perform ordinary tasks. |
| SAS | The SAS is a patient rated tool with a score between 0 and 10 that measures the patient's distress across seven domains (difficulty sleeping, appetite problems, nausea, bowel problems, fatigue and pain). There is also a field to capture if the patient or a proxy completed these assessments. |
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The information for the first assessment is entered as below. Once all the information has been added, click on the purple 'AddADD' button.
Once the assessment information has beend added, it will appear on the left hand side of the assessment data entry screen as below.
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Next we add the second assessment on the form and click on 'AddADD'. The assessment will appear on the left hand side of the data entry screen.
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If an item has not been recorded on the form, use the 'Not Assessed' code in the drop down menu. This will ensure you have minimal items appearing on your data quality report. |
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Assessments can be added in any order into palCentre. Once an assessment is added, palCentre will check the date against all other assessment dates and then order all assessments by date. If you miss adding an assessment by accident, add the assessment into the data entry section on the left hand side of the screen and palCentre will place it in the correct order. |
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If a patient is discharged from your service, it is important to enter the final assessment into palCentre. This will ensure you have minimal items on your data quality report and ensures that your assessment information is as complete as possible. If a patient dies with your service, no final assessment is required. |
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If an item has not been recorded on the form, use the 'Not Assessed' code in the drop down menu. This will ensure you have minimal items appearing on your data quality report. |
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Assessments can be added in any order into palCentre. Once an assessment is added, palCentre will check the date against all other assessment dates and then order all assessments by date. If you miss adding an assessment by accident, add the assessment into the data entry section on the left hand side of the screen and palCentre will place it in the correct order. |
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