MANAGE THE QUEUE

Understand Waiting, In Progress, In Dispensary, and Completed

Read the four queue statuses as a patient hand-off.

For Assistant · Doctor · Locum Doctor

Overview

  • Waiting: the patient is waiting to see a Doctor or Locum Doctor.

  • In Progress: the Doctor or Locum Doctor is seeing the patient.

  • In Dispensary: consultation work is complete and the patient is waiting for medicine and payment.

  • Completed: the medicine and payment hand-off is finished.

Visual guide

Compare the four status badges on these fictional TEST visits before acting on a queue entry. Select image to explore.
  1. WaitingReady to see the clinician.
  2. In ProgressConsultation is underway.
  3. In DispensaryMedicine and payment hand-off remains.
  4. CompletedHand-off is finished.
Queue status follows the patient hand-off; confirm each change on the saved visit.
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