Real-time shared state
WebSocket-backed queue updates broadcast to every connected device — reception laptop, the doctor's room, an admin tablet — within milliseconds.
Live queue
Clinic Queue Management System — Real-Time for Doctors & Reception shared by reception and the doctor in real time.
MyClinic's clinic queue management system replaces the paper queue, the shouted name across the hallway, and the WhatsApp group reception uses to tell the doctor who is next. Every visit lives in one shared queue that updates instantly on every screen in the clinic — reception adds a walk-in, and the doctor sees them in the same second.
The queue is the spine of the workspace: appointments flow into it, walk-ins join it, the doctor calls the next patient from it, and the analytics dashboard counts visits from it. No double-entry, no synchronisation, no refresh button.
Live queue
5 waiting · 1 in room
Real-time
- 1In roomLayla HassanExam · waited 2m
- 2WaitingOmar FaroukFollow-up · waited 4m
- 3WaitingNour El-DinConsult · waited 6m
- 4WaitingMariam AttaExam · waited 11m
- 5WaitingHassan KhaledWalk-in · waited 13m
Avg. wait 9mPeak today 11:20No-shows 1
What you get
Everything inside this module of the clinic management system.
Walk-ins and appointments merged
Walk-in patients and pre-booked appointments feed into one queue with a deterministic order, so no one is forgotten because they came in the wrong door.
Re-order without losing position
Promote an urgent case, slot a return visit, or move a no-show to the bottom — drag-and-drop with full audit trail.
Live status per patient
Waiting · In room · Completed · No-show — each visit carries an explicit state so reception can answer 'how long?' without guessing.
Per-doctor lanes
Multi-doctor clinics get one queue per doctor, side by side. Reception sees who is free; doctors only see their own next patient.
Built-in wait timers
Each visit shows time-in-queue from the moment it was added, so the team can see in one glance if the waiting room is drifting.
How it works
From first patient to last receipt.
- Step 1 · Reception
Add the patient
Type a name or phone number. New patients are created in the same step; returning patients are matched automatically.
- Step 2 · Queue
Patient joins the live list
The visit appears on every screen instantly — no refresh, no polling. Reception can re-order or reassign before the doctor calls.
- Step 3 · Doctor
Call the next patient
One click moves the visit to 'In room'. Reception sees the room fill up; other waiting patients see the queue shift.
- Step 4 · Complete
Close the visit
Mark the visit complete (with or without a prescription). The patient drops out of the queue and into the analytics dashboard.
Built for
Who actually uses this in a real clinic.
Single-doctor practices
Replace your paper sign-in sheet. One screen at reception, one in the doctor's room, both always in sync.
Multi-doctor clinics
One reception desk, many doctors. Each doctor's lane is private; reception sees the whole floor.
Walk-in heavy clinics
Family medicine, paediatrics, and urgent-care outpatient clinics where 60–80% of visits are unscheduled.
Specialty clinics with follow-ups
Dermatology, dentistry, and women's health where appointments and walk-ins both need to share the same room.
Clinic groups & networks
Run separate live queues for each branch with one tenant admin console — the multi-clinic admin can see every floor at once.
Reception-first workflows
Front-desk operators who type fast, talk to patients, and need the software to stay out of their way.
- Family medicine
- Paediatrics
- Dermatology
- Dentistry
- Internal medicine
- ENT
- Women's health
- Cosmetic & aesthetic
FAQ
Common questions about clinic queue management system — real-time for doctors & reception.
Is MyClinic a clinic queue system or a full queue management system for clinics?
Both. MyClinic ships as a complete clinic queue system — a queue management system for clinics with built-in roles for reception, doctor and station admin — and is the live spine of the broader clinic management system. You can adopt the queue first and roll out scheduling, prescriptions and analytics later.
How does MyClinic handle waiting-room management for primary care?
Primary-care waiting rooms get loud when reception can't see the doctor's room in real time. MyClinic puts both on the same live queue with a wait-timer per patient, so reception answers 'how long?' with a number instead of a guess and the GP knows the room is drifting before patients complain. Waiting-room management for primary care is the queue's most common deployment.
Is this also a pediatrics queue management system?
Yes. The same live queue runs as a pediatrics queue management system — reception can promote an urgent infant case with one drag, the audit trail records the re-order, and the wait-timer surfaces drift before a parent complains. Pediatric clinic queue management is one of the most common specialty deployments.
Does MyClinic work as a family practice queue management system?
Yes. Family medicine queue management is the most common use-case for MyClinic — reception drops walk-ins into the same live list as scheduled appointments, the GP sees who is next, and the wait-timer shows when the room is drifting. The smart scheduler keeps the doctor's day balanced even when 60-80% of visits are unscheduled.
Can MyClinic run a pediatric clinic queue management system?
Yes. Pediatric clinic queue management uses the same live queue with one tweak that matters: parents and toddlers do not handle long waits well, so the waiting-room screen and the doctor's lane share a real-time position. Reception can promote urgent cases (high fever, infant) with one drag, and the audit log records every re-order for the clinic owner.
Does this work as a walk-in clinic queue management solution?
Yes. Walk-in clinic queue management is built in — reception adds a walk-in by name or phone, the visit drops into the same queue as appointments, and the FIFO/hybrid/strict policy you pick once is enforced automatically. No double-booking, no negotiated walk-ins.
Does the clinic queue update in real time?
Yes. The queue is backed by a WebSocket connection — reception and the doctor see every change within milliseconds, on any modern browser. There is no refresh button to press.
Can reception re-order patients in the queue?
Yes. Reception can drag patients up or down, promote an urgent case, or move a no-show to the bottom. Every re-order is recorded in the audit log so clinic owners can review what happened later.
Do walk-ins and appointments share the same queue?
Yes. The clinic patient management module feeds appointments into the live queue automatically; walk-ins are added by reception. Both appear in one ordered list so no patient is forgotten because they used a different channel.
Can the queue handle multiple doctors at once?
Yes. Multi-doctor clinics get one queue lane per doctor. Reception sees every lane side by side; each doctor sees only their own next patient. The Multi-doctor Station plan supports up to 10 doctors per workspace.
What happens if the internet drops mid-visit?
Local browser state keeps the current visit visible. When the connection comes back, the queue reconciles automatically. No data is lost, because completed visits are persisted server-side as they happen, not when the visit closes.
Is the queue history saved for analytics?
Yes. Every visit — including time-in-queue, time-in-room, and outcome — is captured for the analytics dashboard. The clinic owner can see daily volume, average wait, peak hours, and no-show rate without exporting anything.
More clinic management modules
The rest of the MyClinic system.
Clinic prescription printing
Build prescriptions inside the visit and print onto your pre-printed paper, calibrated to ±0.1 mm.
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Clinic analytics dashboard
Patient volume, average wait, peak hours, top diagnoses — the metrics your queue produces, on one screen.
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Clinic patient management
The queue feeds from patient records — search by name or phone and a walk-in is in the queue in one click.
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