Appointments Restrictions

Slot Type Restrictions

Important - Slot Type Restrictions do not currently apply to slots being booked outside of your GP practice, for example, by your patients online. This issue is due to be addressed shortly, in the meantime we strongly advise you not to use restricted slots for appointments that can be booked outside of your GP practice.

From the Reception and Free slot search views, if you hover your cursor over an appointment slot the Slot Type Restriction information displays in a tooltip:

When you select a slot with an age and/or sex restriction in place, the restriction description displays in a yellow banner at the top of the Booking Form:

Where a slot has multiple restrictions, select SHOW to display the warnings:

If you attempt to book an appointment for a patient who does not meet the specified restriction criteria, a warning displays and you cannot continue:

See Slot Type Restrictions and Slot Type Restrictions - Mapping in the Appointments Setup Help Centre for details on how to add and apply Slot Type Restrictions.
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