Extending an Appointment Duration

You can extend the duration of a slot by changing the Expected Duration, when booking or editing an appointment. See - Booking an Appointment - Reception View and Edit an Appointment.

If the extended slot overruns into subsequent slots, warnings will be displayed. See - Overrun Slots Warning.

The following applies to each of the views when a slot has been extended:

• Patient's Appointments View
  If a slot duration is extended into subsequent slots, these are greyed out. The slots can still be booked.
• Clinician List View
  Extended duration does not display in the Clinician List view.
• Reception View
  If a slot duration is extended into subsequent slots, these are greyed out. The slots can still be booked.
• Special Bookings View
  Edit an Appointment to display the booking form and duration.