Short term absence from work (for example due to short term sick leave, compassionate leave or study leave) cannot be recorded as a running log in Horus.
A summary / declaration of short term absence can be recorded in the following ways:
1. The CS end of placement report ('Foundation doctor absence' section)
2. The Form R ('TIME OUT OF TRAINING ('TOOT')' section)
3. The Summary of Evidence 'sign off' form ('Completion of 12 months F1 training (taking account of allowable absence)' section)
4. The ARCP outcome form ('No. of days of Time out of Training since last ARCP/Appraisal (from Form R):' section)
Note that facilitating the recording of absences outside of the official “Out of programme” (OOP) process is not a requirement within the foundation e-portfolio (as laid out in the Foundation Guide (2019). The recording of short term absences is of course a requirement of the foundation programme as a whole and LEPs should have local processes for keeping track of foundation doctor absence.
Horus does have a dedicated place to record official OOP (parental leave, long term sick leave, OOPE/OOPC/OOPR). This can only be recorded by administrators, due to the official process that the approved leave goes through. This section should not be used to record short term absence.
Learn more about OOP.