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Booking software for Speech and language therapists

A course of therapy is one slot a week across a school year. Kagenda books it once, and reminds the parents the night before.

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The challenges facing speech and language therapists

  • The school-year slot

    Thirty-five sessions at the same time. Booking them one by one makes no sense, and losing them mid-year makes even less.

  • School holidays

    You have to close, then reopen, without breaking each patient's recurrence.

  • It is the parents who manage the appointment

    Not the patient. The reminder has to go to the right person, on the right number.

  • The initial assessment is nothing like a session

    An hour and a half against thirty minutes, and usually a report to write afterwards.

How Kagenda helps

  • The problem

    The school-year slot

    With Kagenda

    Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.

    Recurring appointments

  • The problem

    School holidays

    With Kagenda

    Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.

    Hours per service

  • The problem

    It is the parents who manage the appointment

    With Kagenda

    Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.

    Automatic reminders

  • The problem

    The initial assessment is nothing like a session

    With Kagenda

    A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.

    Buffer time between sessions

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.

  • Hours per service

    Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.

  • 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.

  • Client records

    History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.

  • Buffer time between sessions

    A gap held automatically, to breathe and write up your notes.

  • Custom fields

    Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.

Practical guide: Speech and language therapists

  1. Set the recurrence across the school year, then close the holidays in one go.
  2. Put the parent's number on the record: that is where the reminder goes.
  3. The assessment as a separate service, with buffer time behind it to write the report.
  4. Keep online booking closed and work from the diary: in this profession the waiting list is managed by hand.
  5. A reminder the evening before to parents halves the Wednesday forgettings.

Frequently asked questions

Can I book a weekly slot across the whole year?

Yes, with recurring bookings and holidays removed in one go.

Does the reminder go to the parent or the patient?

To whichever contact is on the record — the parent's number, with the child's name in the message.

Can I turn online booking off?

Yes. The diary works on its own, and you enter appointments yourself.

Does Kagenda hold clinical records?

No. It is a diary.

What do you need to practise as a speech and language therapist in the UK?

Statutory registration. "Speech and language therapist" and "speech therapist" are protected titles: you must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, and using either without registration is a criminal offence. Registration requires an approved degree, CPD and compliance with the HCPC standards; the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists provides professional guidance and, for members, indemnity. Two practical points for independent practice: an enhanced DBS check is required for work with children, and if you work in schools you will be asked for it alongside evidence of insurance and a data sharing agreement with the setting.

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