To search for the next available appointment slot:

Open the Appointment module by either;

Clicking

Selecting Waiting Room > Appointment Book.

If you have multiple Appointment Books in use, select the Appointment Book you wish to use via the associated drop-down list.

Click your preferred time slot in the date/time matrix. You will conduct a search for the next available time slot that matches the one you select here.

Then either;

Select Appointment > Find Next Un-booked Appointment, or

Right-click the time slot and select Find Next Un-booked Appointment from the menu that appears.

The Find Next Available Appointment window appears.

Select the practitioner you wish to conduct the search for via the associated drop-down list. Alternatively you can tick the Check All Practitioners check box to search against all practitioners.

(Optional) You can also include all non-patient appointments by ticking the associated check box.

Click   The next available appointment time slot is located and highlighted for you in the date/time matrix.

(Optional) To search again using the same criteria, either;

Select Appointment > Search Again, or

Press SHIFT+F2.