Patient Details - Social

The Social tab in MediRecords allows you to capture important lifestyle and support information about your patients. From recording carers or guardians, to documenting lifestyle factors such as recreational drug use, this section ensures your patient record reflects the broader social context of their health. Keeping this information accurate and up to date helps providers deliver more holistic and informed care.

This article will guide you through how to update a patient’s social details, add a carer or guardian, and record lifestyle factors within the Social tab.

Contents:

1. Updating a Patient's Social Tab
2. Adding a Carer or Guardian
3. Recording a Patient's Drug Use

Updating a Patient's Social Tab

1. Open the patient record
2. Make sure you are in the "Details" tab
3. Click Social
4. Update the patient's record with all the required details
5. Click Save to apply the changes

The patient's social details have now been updated.

Adding a Carer or Guardian

1. Open the patient record
2. Make sure you are in the "Details" tab  
3. Click Social
4. Navigate to the Carer or Guardian heading
5. Update the form with all the required details
6. Click Save to apply the changes

The carer or guardian has now been added to the patient's record.

Recording a Patient's Drug Use

1. Open the Patient Record
2. Make sure you are in the "Details" tab.  
3. Click Social
4. Navigate to the LIFESTYLE heading
    
5. Click the Recreational Drugs drop-down list.
6. Select the drug in question.
7. Click Save to apply the changes.
8. The patient's drug use has now been updated.