Your practice calendar.
A clearer path to care.
Help patients and referring GPs find your practice and understand the next step. An available time and a confirmed appointment are different things.
What patients can expect
Check published appointment times
- Directory listing: contact the practice for appointments.
- Calendar time: a time supplied by the practice or read from a connected calendar. It may change.
- Pending request: wait for the practice to confirm before attending.
- Confirmed: the practice has accepted the appointment in Specbook. External calendar bookings also need practice reconciliation while write-back is unavailable.
Priority clinical software connections
Best Practice Premier
Planned connection through the Bp Partner Network and Halo Connect. Specbook is not yet an approved or live Bp integration.
A pilot needs vendor approval, an authorised practice and a compatible Bp installation. Do not share pairing codes until a secure setup flow is available.
Bp integration information ↗MedicalDirector
Planned connection through Telstra Health Smart API+. Helix and Clinical are different products; Clinical access is assessed case by case.
We must confirm the practice product, appointment permissions and vendor approval before enabling a pilot.
MedicalDirector integration information ↗Calendar options already built
Specbook calendar
Approved practices can manage their hours and booking requests in Specbook. This does not synchronise a separate clinical system.
Cliniko availability reader
Reads available times with practice-authorised access. Booking write-back is not implemented. Requests need practice confirmation and reconciliation. Production validation with a participating practice is still required.
iCal busy-time reader
Combines practice hours with busy periods from a calendar feed. Feed delays are possible. This is a read-only connection, not two-way appointment synchronisation.
Prepare your practice for a pilot
- Identify your software product and version, practice site and authorised practice manager.
- Agree which practitioners, appointment types and locations can appear online.
- Complete vendor approval and secure practice authorisation.
- Test booking clashes, cancellations, time zones and connection outages before public release.
Never send patient records, passwords, API keys or pairing codes by ordinary email or chat.
Create a practice account Claim an existing practiceConnection information checked 23 October 2026. Availability depends on practice participation and vendor access.