Using Find Slot

Use Find Slot to search for the next available appointment for a specific appointment type (preference), providing you with a quick and easy way to find the next available booking slot.

Before you begin

This can be used for new bookings, or for rescheduling existing bookings with appointments or theatre bookings.

This feature will only work if the Practice has entered predetermined appointment times within the plan setup. The Find Slot button is available from the Appointment Books and within an edit appointment wizard screen.

About this task

For example, a practitioner may want to see new patients on the hour, follow-ups in the remaining time of that hour, and post-ops after lunch. Click Find Slot in the edit appointment wizard screen to open the Find Free Appointment Slot screen.

Procedure

  1. Either from the Appointment Book or an edit appointment wizard screen; click

    This will display the Find Free Appointment Slot screen.
  2. Depending on how you accessed this window, it may be pre-populated with data – you may need to select Practitioner and/or Preference (appointment type = 'Theatre' in this instance) if they are not already selected for you. The start date will default to the current appointment date or today's date. Modify this if desired.
  3. Click

    to commence the search. The search may take a moment. After the search has completed, the first twelve free slots will display in the Search Results section. If these slots are unsuitable, click Next to display the next twelve free slots.
  4. Select your desired appointment slot by either clicking the dates and times on the left panel and then OK or by selecting an available time slot in the right hand panel and then clicking OK. You will be returned to the new or edit appointment wizard screen.
  5. Complete the appointment wizard as usual and click Finish to record the new or edited Theatre Booking.

Results