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<h1>Email Contacts</h1>
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Email contacts are used for notifying MDT co-ordinators of new or relapsed
diagnoses, and for dispatching reports in PDF format to nominated recipients.
Other contacts can be added for the purpose of receiving other types of
information, subject to the configuration of an external process (eg
cron script, batch file) as appropriate (see examples below).
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Required fields are:
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<dt>Display name</dt>
<dd>abbreviated name for the contact centre in the drop-down menus (eg Newtown)</dd>
<dt>Scope</dt>
<dd>options are department, hospital & organisation (see examples below)</dd>
<dt>Source</dt>
<dd>equivalent to the hospital where the contact is based (eg Newtown General
Infirmary) - must exist in the referral sources table</dd>
<dt>Type</dt>
<dd>options are mdt, report & other (see examples below)</dd>
<dt>Contact address</dt>
<dd>valid email address - should comply with local regulations regarding
communication of confidential information
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<p class="title">EXAMPLES</p>
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<dt>1) The MDT co-ordinator of Greater Newtown Trust requires notification
of all new & relapsed diagnoses for all the hospitals in the division
(Newtown District Hospital, Newtown General Infirmary, etc):
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<dd>Type = 'mdt', Scope = 'organisation'</dd>
<dt>2) Newtown General Infirmary have requested electronic copies of their
reports, but don't want reports for Newtown District Hospital:</dt>
<dd>Type = 'report', Scope = 'hospital'</dd>
<dt>3) The cancer waiting times co-ordinator at Newtown General Infirmary
requires a copy of all reports for all the hospitals in the Greater Newtown
Trust:</dt>
<dd>Type = 'report', Scope = 'organisation'</dd>
<dt>4) The department of neuropathology at Newtown General Infirmary has
requested notification of all new cases of cerebral lymphoma, or the
paediatric department request notification of all new cases <18 of age
(an external process will need to be configured to service this request):
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<dd>Type = 'other', Scope = 'department' </dd>
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