Additional Fields in Staff Records and Care Plans
This guide will cover how to add custom fields in your Staff Records and service user Care Plans. This allows you to record additional information not currently available on a record.
1
In the Administration of Care Control Windows, navigate to the System Settings tool, which can be found under the Advanced Stuff tab.
2
From the options on the left hand side, select Staff Files.
Here, a series of Custom Fields will be displayed. Type in a box to add the Title of the field.
After making any amendments, press Save Changes.
3
Now, in a staff members staff record, navigate to the Extra Info tab.
Here, each of the additional fields added in the System Settings will be displayed. You can input the relevant information then press Save Changes.
4
The same can be achieved for service user Care Plans. Back in the System Settings, select Care Management from the options on the left hand side.
Scroll down to the Additional Fields section. In the same way as above, enter the names of your custom fields in the text boxes, then, press Save Changes.
5
Within a service users Care Plan, navigate to their Personal Details.
Here, select Further Details.
Towards the bottom of the page you will see any Custom Fields added in the System Settings. Edit the Care Plan to input any information into them, making sure to Save Changes after doing so.