Adding a Slot Type
To create a new appointment slot type, for example Telephone Consultation:
- From Vision Appointments Setup, select Slot types from the .
- The existing slot types display, select Add slot type .
- The Create Slot Type screen displays:
- Complete as required:
- Name - Enter a name for the slot for example Telephone Consultation
- Web booking - Tick if you want this type of slot to be available for your patients to book online, as well as from within the practice
- Non-viewable - Tick to only display this type of slot in the practice. No confirmation emails or SMS texts are generated for patients registered for online services from these appointments
- Short Name - Enter a shot name for this slot type of between 2 and 5 characters
- Duration - Set the default length of this slot type, this can be updated when an appointment is booked
- Delivery Channel - Optional, for GP Connect Appointments only, from the available list, select how the appointment created from this slot type is to be delivered, for example, by telephone, in person, by video
- Available for booking - Optional, select to define how far in advance an appointment created from this slot type can be booked
- Advisory Message - Optional, enter a message to display on selection of appointments created from this slot type. If you have selected an Available for booking other than Immediately, you can enter a warning message to display if the slot is accessed outside of the selected time period
- Colour - Select the black box and the Slot Type Colour screen displays:
Select from the palette, optionally, tick Show unused colours , to avoid duplicating colours
- Select Apply to save the new slot type.
- Optional, drag the new slot type to the position in the list you require. Note - The slot type at the top of the view is used as the default when creating sessions.
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Select Save to save your changes, Reset to cancel any changes or Sort (A-Z) to reorder the list.