Your doctor profile
The name, registration number, booking switch, and signature patients and pharmacies see.
On this page
Patients see this when they book. Prescriptions and letters use the same details. Title and registration number are required to issue a script. You can save a signature here, or draw one when you sign.
- 1Open My profile (person icon in the header, or More → My profile).
- 2Fill in How you are introduced and Booking.
- 3Click Save profile.
How you are introduced
Display name
The name patients and pharmacies should see.
Professional title
Required to prescribe
Printed with your name on prescriptions.
Profession
How you practise.
Specialty
Optional
Shown with your introduction when you set one.
Registration number
Required to prescribe
Your HPCSA or other statutory number. This prints on prescriptions.
Practice number
Optional
Your personal practice number, if you have one in addition to the practice’s.
Qualifications
One line is enough, for example MBChB.
Contact phone
Optional
For practice use.
Contact email
Optional
For practice use.
Booking
Accept online bookings
Patients may choose you in the portal when this is on. Turn it off when you are away or fully booked. Patients can book you only when both you and the practice are accepting visits.
Default visit length (minutes)
Staff use this when they book you and do not pick a different visit type.
The page shows whether you are Accepting online bookings, whether a Signature is on file, and whether you are Ready to prescribe.
Signature
- 1On the same page, open the Signature section.
- 2Use Draw (mouse, trackpad, or finger) or Upload.
- 3For an upload, use a PNG with a transparent background if you have one. JPEG or WebP is accepted. Maximum size is 1 MB.
- 4Save the signature.