Dietitians: booking video consultations alongside clinic days
How dietitians can offer bookable video consultations next to clinic appointments: a separate video service, which visits suit video, links by email, follow-ups.
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Video consultations let you see clients who live far away, work long hours or can't travel, and they fit neatly between clinic appointments. Offer them as their own service on your booking page, decide which consultations suit video and which need the clinic, and send your meeting link by email after each booking. Clients choose the format that suits them, and your week holds both without double bookings.
A separate video service
On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description shown on your public page, and each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity. Keep video and clinic services apart, so clients pick the format before they pick the time.
| Service | Example slot | Places |
|---|---|---|
| First consultation at the clinic | 1 h | 1 |
| First consultation by video | 1 h | 1 |
| Follow-up at the clinic | 30 min | 1 |
| Follow-up by video | 30 min | 1 |
| Group nutrition workshop | 1 h 30 | 10 |
Durations and places are examples: set your own, and state your fees in each description.
Which consultations suit video
Follow-ups to review a food diary, adjust a plan or answer questions work well by video. A first consultation that needs measurements may be better at the clinic. Say in each description what the session covers, so clients choose the right one; if a client picks video when you need to see them, move the booking to a clinic slot from your list, since rescheduling works across services.
Sending the meeting link
Book doesn't create video links. After each booking, send your meeting link by email, and say in the description that it will arrive by email. Clients who give their email also receive a confirmation with a calendar file from Book.
Fitting video into the week
Open video slots on days you're at home, early in the morning or in the evening for clients who work. Slots of different services can overlap, so check a clinic slot and a video slot can't both be booked at the same time.
What clients prepare
The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that appears in the client's calendar file. Ask for practical information only, and for food diaries or test results to be sent by email before the session, not written in the note.
Follow-up series
Book the next follow-ups from your list at the end of each consultation, by video or at the clinic. First and last name are enough; if you enter the client's email, they get a confirmation with a calendar file for each date. Book doesn't send reminders.
Changes
Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you and you move the session. Book doesn't take payments. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.
Does Book create video links?
Can I offer both video and clinic consultations?
What if a client books video when I need to see them?
How do clients send food diaries?
- Dietitian booking software & consultation app — €5/month
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