> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bilby.health/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add a practitioner

> Add a practitioner, fill in their profile, locations, services, hours and leave.

Only admins can add and change practitioners. Reception can look.

1. In the sidebar, select **Practitioners**, then **Add practitioner**.
2. Enter their name and specialty, then select **Add practitioner**.
3. Open the practitioner and work through the tabs below.

A practitioner can be booked once they have a location, weekly hours and at least one service.

## 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](https://docs.bilby.health/clinical/overview).

## 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

> [!NOTE]
>
> Not every practice has this yet. Bilby turns it on for each practice. If you can't see it, contact Bilby support.

When a practitioner works at more than one location, each slot also has a location. Patients are then offered times at the location they are working that day. See [Calendar and bookings](https://docs.bilby.health/calendar/overview).

## Add leave

Leave stops times being offered, for whole days or only some hours. On the **Schedule** tab, select **Add leave** and choose the dates.

Existing bookings aren't moved or cancelled. They stay on the calendar with a warning.

## Archive a practitioner

When a practitioner leaves, select **Archive practitioner** on the **Profile** tab. They no longer appear when booking, and their appointments, invoices, notes and Medicare records are kept. Select **Restore** to bring them back.


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