This page outlines how the support worker can review incident records using the Brevity Care mobile app.
These are the topics on this page
Introduction
The Incident tab allows the support worker to both check the particulars of incidents raised that relates to them and to register new incident records. Brevity categorises an incident record as either an incident, accident, complaint, suggestion, near miss, medical incident or medication refusal (refer to the section on Registering a client incident for a summary of definitions).
Refer to the topic Registering a Support Worker Incident.
Incidents related with the support worker can be viewed through the Incident tab if they have been either.
Created By the client using the Brevity Care mobile app.
Created By the support worker on behalf of the client using the Brevity Care mobile app.
Created through the Incident module within the Brevity Care web application.
Viewing an existing Incident
To view an incident record through the Brevity Care mobile app the Support Worker will need to observe the following steps.
Access the Brevity Care mobile app using your Support Worker login credentials.
Tap the
Incidents tab in the bottom navigation bar.Depending on the number of incidents registered slide the screen till you come to the incident that you wish to inquire upon. Incidents are listed in order of their registration.
Tap the
icon to open the selected incident and view the particulars of the record.
An incident that has been registered through the mobile app will always be managed through the Brevity Care web application.
Within the Brevity Care web application support worker incidents related with the client can be managed either through the accident menu within the Care Management module or through either the client or employee module(s), by selecting the Accidents/Incidents icon located within the left navigation panel.
Incident Exclusion
There will be occasions when it is necessary to exclude a support worker from being able to see incident records that have been raised in relation to them or the client regardless of whether those record was raised by the Support Worker. Incident exclusion will be undertaken through the Brevity Core web application and depending on the user rights of the staff member responsible for managing the incident this can be undertaken through the incident screen either within the client/employee or Care Management modules.
The steps of excluding the incident record from being sighted by the support worker are straightforward, once the client incident record has been retrieved set the Allow Staff Access field to ‘NO’ as shown below, and ensure the change is saved.
Resolved Incidents
Incidents that have been resolved within the Brevity Care web application Incident module will be identified with a padlock icon within the incident panel. Resolved incident revert to view only.
Closed and Completed Incidents
Once the incident investigation has been concluded the record will be closed by selecting the Complete and Lock icon within the Brevity Care web application Incident module. This action will remove the record from the incident tab within the Brevity Care mobile application.
