---
title: "clinical_synopsis"
description: "Narrative summary or overview about a patient, specifically from the perspective of a healthcare provider, and with or without associated interpretations."
---

Narrative summary or overview about a patient, specifically from the perspective of a healthcare provider, and with or without associated interpretations.

**Purpose.** To manually synthesise and record a narrative summary about a patient, from the perspective of a healthcare provider.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.clinical_synopsis.v1` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `synopsis` | `text` | yes | Synopsis | `/data[at0001]/items[at0002]` |

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |

## Indexes

- `clinical_synopsis_form_id_idx` on `form_id`