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Click the links below for more information on some of the tools in Appraisal Toolkit for Nurses:
Messages
Click "Messages" in your top menu bar to be taken to your Appraisal Toolkit for Nurses Messages inbox.
Appraisal Toolkit for Nurses will alert you with personal messages when:
- You are allocated an appraisal/Appraiser
- There is a change to your appraisal status (e.g. your Appraiser signs off your appraisal)
- Your Appraiser/appraisal due date is changed
- You are added/removed from an organisation
- There is a change to your appraisal meeting
New, unread messages are highlighted in bold text
Old messages you have already read are in regular font
To view a message:
- Click
to see the content of the message. - Click
to close the message and mark it as read or - Click
to leave the message as unread.
Appraiser notes
While reviewing your appraisal, your Appraiser may annotate your evidence with shared notes with advice, tips or information for you to read.
If your Appraiser has added a note to an evidence section in your appraisal, you will see
If your Appraiser has added a note to an evidence section, click 
to view their comments.
If your Appraiser has added a note to an evidence item, click the 
icon to view their comments.
If your appraiser makes any changes to these notes they will be updated in real time and will always reflect the most recent version.
Copying a portfolio item
From the Edit Item page you can copy a Portfolio item, allowing you to attach it to more than one appraisal when appropriate.
When editing an item in your portfolio, a grey "copy" button will become visible.
Click 
and a duplicate of the item will be created. It will be visible in your portfolio as 'Item – copy' to allow easy identification of the original item.
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