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.