Websites & patient experience · Website help · Changes to existing appointments

Explain cancellations made through a booking provider

A patient booked externally but contacts the practice website to cancel. The two routes have different instructions, and the visitor does not know which one actually updates the appointment.

What to change

Explain the correct cancellation route for the provider used by the practice. Verify the actual process and make the expected confirmation clear.

A worked example

Illustrative example

A practice directs online bookers to the cancellation option in their provider confirmation where that is the approved route. It also explains how to contact reception if they cannot access the account.

How to check the result

A patient knows which action records the cancellation and how to resolve access problems.

A mistake to avoid

Do not assume that replying to a provider's automated email reaches either the provider or the practice team.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to record

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