> ## 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.

# Find and add a patient

> Search for a patient and add a new one, including from any picker.

## Find a patient

Select **Patients** in the sidebar and type in the search box. You can search by name, phone, email or Medicare number. To see inactive patients, change the Status filter.

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> Press the / key on any page to search everything: patients, appointments, invoices and settings.

## Add a patient

1. Select **Patients** in the sidebar, then **Add new patient**.
2. Enter the first and last name. Add anything else you have.
3. Select **Save patient**. The new record opens.

Add the Medicare card and DVA details on the record afterwards. See [Edit a patient's details](https://docs.bilby.health/patients/patient-record.md#edit-patient-details).

### Add a patient from a search or a picker

When you search for a patient and they aren't there, Bilby offers to add them using the name you typed. This works in the Patients list, in search, and in the patient picker on the calendar, invoices, the waitlist and batch upload. Check the name fields before you save.


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