- In the sidebar, select Practitioners, then Add practitioner.
- Enter their name and specialty, then select Add practitioner.
- Open the practitioner and work through the tabs below.
Fill in the profile
On the Profile tab, check their details and choose their Medicare claim type: general for GPs, specialist for everyone else. You can also add a photo, a calendar colour and a telehealth link, which Bilby adds to telehealth reminders. Select Save. For ePrescribing, fill in the Prescribing tab. See Clinical.Add the practitioner’s locations and provider numbers
On the Locations tab, select Add location, choose where they work and enter their Medicare provider number for that location. Select Save.Choose which services a practitioner offers
On the Appointment Types tab, tick each service they offer and select Save changes.Set weekly availability
Patients can only be booked inside a practitioner’s hours. On the Schedule tab, select Add availability period, choose when the hours start and how often they repeat, and add a time slot for each block of the day. For a lunch break, add two slots on the same day. Deleting an availability period can’t be undone.Hours at more than one location
Not every practice has this yet. Bilby turns it on for each practice. If you can’t see it, contact Bilby support.