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Booking software for Private nurses
The morning round and the clinic slots in one diary, recurring treatments booked once and for all, and the phone that stops ringing during a dressing.
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The challenges facing private nurses
Two diary logics in the same day
The home round follows a route, the clinic follows slots. Holding both on one schedule without counting the driving means arriving late at the third patient and knowing it by the second.
Treatments that come back every day
A daily dressing for three weeks, a weekly injection for six months. Booking them one at a time makes no sense, and losing them mid-course makes even less.
The phone during treatment
You do not pick up with sterile gloves on. The missed call is often a patient looking for a slot, who will call the next practice.
The prescription running out
Treatment stops, the renewal drags, and the series breaks in the middle — when the date was known from day one.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
Two diary logics in the same day
With Kagenda
A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.
Buffer time between sessions
The problem
Treatments that come back every day
With Kagenda
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Recurring appointments
The problem
The phone during treatment
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The problem
The prescription running out
With Kagenda
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Client records
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Buffer time between sessions
A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.
Travel fees
Charge for the journey automatically by distance, for appointments at the client.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Automatic reminders
Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.
One central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Hours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Practical guide: Private nurses
- Buffer time equal to your average drive between homes: it is the setting that holds a round together.
- Book treatment series on recurrence from the first visit: fifteen dressings in one gesture, not fifteen bookings.
- Two separate services, "at home" and "at the clinic", with different time windows.
- Travel charges by area for distant homes, stated before booking.
- Note the prescription end date on the patient record: the follow-up gets prepared before the series stops.
- Keep two daily slots closed to online booking for unplanned care.
Frequently asked questions
Can a private nurse open online booking to patients?
Yes, for the services you choose. The rest stays on the phone.
How do I manage a round and a clinic in one diary?
As two services with different time windows and their own buffer times.
Can I book a series of fifteen treatments in one go?
Yes, with recurring bookings.
Does Kagenda replace clinical software?
No. It is a diary, and it holds no clinical records.
What registration does private nursing need in the UK?
Two things, and the second surprises people. You must be on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register — "registered nurse" is a protected title and practising without registration is a criminal offence — with revalidation every three years and indemnity arrangements in place. Separately, providing nursing care to people in their own homes is a regulated activity: in England the provider must be registered with the Care Quality Commission under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, with a registered manager and inspection against the fundamental standards, and the equivalent bodies apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Add clinical waste and sharps disposal duties, and an enhanced DBS check.
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