The Online Appointments Tab displays all patient online bookings, and provides a means for Practice users to manage these bookings.
Can you see the Online Appointments tab?
This tab only appears for a user when
Content in this tab
Online bookings will remain in this list until the appointment date/time has been reached.
The content in some the columns is hyperlinked, as explained below.
Once in use the tab will look similar to this:
Column: Tick Box |
A tick box to indicate that the actions for dealing with the appointment have been carried out. |
Column: Appointment |
Appointment Date / Time / Provider code / Click Date-Time to display the Edit Appointment window. Click the |
Column: Name |
CALL ME indicator: If the patient has indicated that they want a call back the row appears in Red and the word CALL ME displays next to the patient name. Click the Name to display the Edit Patient window (so long as there is no possibility of a duplicate record.) If there is a possible duplicate, follow the procedure for Creating New Patient Records from online appointments. |
Column: Type |
This is the type of appointment generated by a patient. New: New Patient (not registered at the Practice) requesting an appointment. Existing: A registered patient making an unplanned appointment. Recall: Patient using the recall link Planned treatment: Treatment has been planned by a clinician. |
Column: Make Contact |
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Show (drop down) |
Optionally filter by choosing one of the Show options and the From date. The list will always sort by date and time |
Select (tick) to display completed bookings. |