Over the weekend of 13th and 14th June, Choose & Book will be replaced by the NHS e-Referral Service, therefore from Monday 15th June, functionality will be basically the same, but will be presented differently.  Attached is a powerpoint presentation which shows professional users how the service will look and includes new features that will enhance usability.

 

Whilst there are few changes to functionality, slides 6-16 provides visuals of how the new screens will look. Please look at the slides prior to the 15th June.  

in summary:

 

  • Patient web application will be turned off at 6pm on the 12th June
  • Choose & Book will be turned off at 7pm of the 12th June
  • Technical cutover and testing will take place over the 13th and 14th June
  • Monday 15th June from  7am – e-referral service available
  • Login  and accessibility will be the same via the link on the intranet, and smartcards
  • No need to change short cuts
  • The new service supports Internet Supporter 7, 8, and 9 and Firefox and Google Chrome
  • Following a short period of stabilisation the service will be enhanced through the introduction of new functionality
  • There may be some cosmetic defects which will be picked up by the implementation team in the weeks following go live
  • Any functional defects should be logged via the Trust IT Service Desk in the first instance. 

 

Further information is also available at:  http://www.hscic.gov.uk/ers/transition.

 

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