SecureObs training

Doctor route: review evidence, prescribe safely and support care planning.

A focused route for doctors and authorised prescribers reviewing patient context, prescribing medication, checking clinical records and contributing to care-plan decisions.

Doctor and prescriber focus

Clinical context

Review observations, NEWS2, incidents, patient notes, care plans and patient voice before decisions.

Medication safety

Use prescribing controls, allergies/ADRs, administration history and confirmation before saving.

Team communication

Document clearly, create follow-up tasks where needed and escalate urgent decisions verbally.

Doctor route

Sign in and select the patient

Use your own credentials and confirm patient name, room and hospital number before reviewing or prescribing.

Review clinical evidence

Check dashboard/timeline, notes, NEWS2, incidents, medication history and active care plans.

Prescribe or stop medication

Check allergies/ADRs, dose, route, type, administration times and additional instructions before confirmation.

Contribute to care-plan review

Review needs, risks, goals, interventions, patient preferences and review dates.

Communicate follow-up

Add clear notes or tasks, and verbally escalate time-critical clinical decisions.

Medication chart and prescribing

The medication chart supports regular, PRN, depot and rapid tranquillisation records, with allergy/ADR context, administration history and confirmation before saving.

  • Confirm the selected patient before prescribing.
  • Check allergies/ADRs and active prescriptions.
  • Use additional instructions for monitoring or pharmacist advice.
  • Do not prescribe under another user’s session.
SecureObs medication prescribing details
Prescribing uses controlled fields and a clear confirmation step.

Care-plan and clinical review

Doctors can review structured care plans alongside patient notes, patient voice, incidents and handover so decisions are grounded in recorded ward evidence.

SecureObs supports clinical review but does not replace professional judgement, medicines policy or urgent escalation.
SecureObs care plan screen
Care-plan review shows needs, risks, goals, interventions and review date.

Need the printable version?

Use the Word manual for doctors, prescribers and clinical reviewers.

Download doctor manual