Appointments booked. Questions answered. Your team brought in when it matters. Arcline handles everyday patient calls, so reception can focus on the people in front of them.
Arcline checks live appointment availability in your connected practice software. New patients and familiar faces follow the booking pathways your team approves.
First visits and follow-ups
The appropriate appointment type and duration, rather than a one-size-fits-all booking.
Practitioners and availability
Check the diary against practitioner preferences and your agreed booking rules.
The right clinic location
Confirm the site and useful appointment details before finalising the booking.
John SmithInitial appointmentAlex Taylor · 9:30 am
Live availability. Approved booking rules.
Illustrative diary. Appointment types and durations are set by your clinic.
Rescheduling & cancellations
Plans change. Your calendar keeps up.
Let patients manage routine appointment changes without adding another callback to reception's list.
Tuesday 9:30 amThursday 2:00 pm
A new time, with the same care.
Arcline finds supported alternative appointments and confirms the patient's choice, using live availability and your change policy.
Practitioner and appointment type checked
Approved changes written into the diary
AppointmentCancelled
A cancellation, clearly recorded.
Supported cancellations follow your clinic's instructions. Requests involving exceptions, fees or disputes can be passed to your team.
Cancellation policy respected
Reception receives the context it needs
In practice
A useful answer. A clear next step.
Not every call is a booking. Arcline can answer routine questions using your clinic's approved information, or send the request to someone who can help.
Patient callExample conversation
I haven't been to your clinic before. Can I book an appointment this week?
Arcline
I can help with that. Let me check the available initial appointment times for you.
Initial appointment bookedVisit type, practitioner and availability checked
An evening booking enquiry should not have to wait until morning. Arcline can cover evenings, weekends and public holidays using the same approved information and booking rules.
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After closing
Help patients arrange a supported appointment or leave a useful message.
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During the rush
Cover overflow calls while reception helps the patients already in clinic.
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On your schedule
Agree coverage hours, forwarding, handover destinations and fallback steps with our team.
Book a call to see if Arcline is right for your business — your first step to getting set up.
Human handover
Some calls need your team. Arcline knows the pathway.
A question about treatment. A sensitive request. A billing exception. These calls need more than an automated answer, so your clinic defines what happens next.
Transfer to the agreed person or destination
Capture a detailed message when they are unavailable
Keep using the software your team already knows. Arcline checks live availability and writes supported appointment changes into your connected practice management system.
Arcline handles supported new and returning patient bookings, reschedules, cancellations and routine clinic questions. It can cover after-hours and overflow calls, record call outcomes and written transcripts, and transfer or capture messages for requests that need your team. The exact scope is agreed with your clinic during setup.
Can Arcline book directly into our practice software?
Arcline integrates with PracSuite, Cliniko and Nookal. It checks live availability and writes supported appointment changes into the connected practice system, following your approved appointment types, durations, practitioner rules and locations. Our team confirms the supported workflows and exceptions before launch.
Can patients reschedule or cancel over the phone?
Yes, supported rescheduling and cancellation workflows can be handled by phone. Changes follow your clinic's approved rules and policies. Exceptions, fee disputes or requests outside the configured workflow can be transferred or sent to reception for follow-up.
Which clinic questions can Arcline answer?
Arcline can share clinic-approved information about opening hours, parking, locations, appointment fees, preparation, referral requirements and cancellation policies. Approved funding and administration information can also be included. Eligibility decisions, clinical questions and complex billing requests remain with your team.
Can we use Arcline only after hours or when the phone is busy?
Yes. You can agree after-hours, overflow or broader phone coverage with the Arcline team. Forwarding, operating hours, transfer destinations and fallback arrangements are configured around your clinic. Patients can reach a supported booking pathway or leave a useful message when reception is unavailable.
What happens when a caller needs a person?
Your clinic defines handover instructions. A call can be transferred to an agreed destination, or a detailed message can be captured for the team when a transfer is not available. Clinical, sensitive, complex and out-of-scope requests should follow the clinic's approved handover pathway rather than an automated answer.
Does Arcline provide medical advice or emergency support?
No. Arcline is an administrative reception tool, not a clinician or emergency service. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment recommendations, clinical triage or emergency support. Clinical judgement stays with your practitioners, and the clinic agrees appropriate escalation and fallback instructions during setup.
Do we need to change our clinic's phone number?
No. Clinics can keep their existing phone number and use agreed call forwarding arrangements for Arcline coverage. Our team helps you configure and test forwarding and fallback steps before going live.
Can reception see what happened on a call?
Arcline provides call outcomes, written transcripts and follow-up context so your team can review what happened. Supported appointment changes are reflected in the connected practice calendar. Reception remains responsible for reviewing exceptions and requests that need a human response.
Does Arcline make outbound reminder or recall calls?
Outbound calling systems are rolling out, including appointment reminders and clinic-approved recall or regular check-up workflows. Ask the Arcline team which workflows are available for your clinic. Timing, scope and approved messages are agreed before launch; not every outbound workflow is live for every clinic.
How long is the free trial, and how is Arcline priced?
The free trial lasts 14 days, with no card required and agreed trial limits. Arcline is competitively priced, with a custom quote based on your clinic's integration, locations, workflows and reception requirements. Book a call to discuss scope, setup and pricing with the team.
Built around your speciality
Different clinics. Different call flows.
Explore how Arcline supports the appointment types, routine questions and handover needs of your discipline.