files named by Autofile are in the format surname_firstname_nhi/dob_testtype_dateoftest_filename Importing such files into Synapse involves the following: assigning results to the PCP of the patient or to no-one ( staff id of 0 ) sending them to the inbox of that PCP, or to reception for further processing assigning results to a dummy patient if the patient can not be identified choosing whether the files use nhi or dob choosing to delete or keep the files after importing
