Re-opening Blocks or Clinics for bookings from the appointment book

From the point of view of the appointment book, all blocks, rosters and clinics are restrictions on the available slots for appointment bookings.

'Open' refers to the re-opening of appointment booking options from these restricted periods. It is not necessary to completely delete blocks, rosters and clinics; you can selectively re-open periods within them for appointment booking.

To delete a one-off (single) Block or Clinic from the appointment book

1. Right-click the Block or Clinic.
2. Select Delete > and the specified option:

   

3. Click Yes to delete the Block or Clinic.

To re-open periods within a recurring Block or Clinic

It is not necessary to completely delete these events; you can selectively re-open periods within them for appointment booking.

1. Click the Providers Bar to display the Create Blocks and Clinics button .
2. Click this Create Blocks and Clinics button to open the Restrict Appointment Times window.
3. Click the block, clinic, roster or rota that you wish to remove.
4. Click the Open button to display the Open window ('Open' refers to opening up these periods for booking).
5. Use the Repeat Interval check box and the Number of Days field to identify how many of the repeats you want to remove.

   If you do not use the repeat interval (leave it un-checked), just the one selected block or clinic will be removed.

6. Tick the appropriate check box(es) for the type(s) of blocks you wish to open.
7. Click OK to close the Open window.
8. Click OK to close the Restrict Appointment Times window.
9. Check that the selected times are open to bookings.