Failed-booking alerts and questionnaire red-flag escalation

Last updated: 2 September 2026

What you will see

Two practice alerts, driven by care episodes, surface automatically:

Failed-booking alerts

If a patient pays for an appointment but the booking does not complete, the practice sees a "Failed booking" alert. This is the signal that a patient has paid without getting an appointment, so you can follow up and either rebook them or arrange a refund.

Questionnaire red-flag escalation

When a patient completes a questionnaire and one of their answers trips a red-flag rule, the linked care episode is escalated to urgent automatically. This helps make sure a concerning response is picked up and actioned promptly rather than waiting in the ordinary queue.

Why they may have reappeared

Both signals are long-standing safety nets. For a period they had quietly stopped surfacing; a recent fix restored them. If you have started seeing "Failed booking" alerts or automatic red-flag urgency again, this is expected and working as intended — no configuration change is needed at your end.

What to do

  • A "Failed booking" alert: contact the patient to rebook, and check payment/refund as appropriate.
  • A red-flag escalation: review the flagged episode as an urgent item and action per your clinical process.