- Go to the “My Profile” page.
- Go to the “Notifications Settings” tab.
- Check “Yes” next to “Enable Out of Office”.
- Choose a start and end date (inclusive). For example, if you were coming back to work on the 1st of January, your end date would be 31st of December.
- Choose how you want your tasks and notes replies to be handled.
- Click Update.
There is no need to return to these settings upon your return.
Nominated users
When selecting how you want your tasks and notes replies to be handled, you may have to nominate another user to cover you while you are away. They will receive an email letting them know that they have been nominated, who has nominated them and the the dates that they will be expected to cover.
In all cases when you are out-of-office, the patient will be shown a message when they leave a note telling them that you are out-of-office but that another member of the team will be covering.
While you are setting the out-of-office option, the system will show you any other user that is out-of-office and when they will be returning. This is useful to stop you choosing a user who also happens to be away.