Depending on the type of question you're asking and the type of answer you're looking for, you'll want to choose a field type that works accordingly. A field's type affects 2 things:
How the field is displayed (i.e. a text box, a list of options, date picker, etc)
Whether or not the field's answer will update a corresponding field in Cliniko
General field types
General field types do not correspond to a field in Cliniko. The different styles are broken into a few different sections, as follows:
Information-only & consent
Lists
Multimedia
Text
Other
Information-only & consent
Display-only text – best for showing patients a bit of info
Policy consent – best for when you need your patients to accept a policy or consent agreement
Lists
Select one option only (via buttons) – best for selecting one option from a short list of options (very similar to a tick box)
Select one option only (via scroll) – best for selecting one option from a long list of options (similar to a tick box)
Select one or more options (via buttons) – best for selecting one or more options from a list when "select all that apply" would be applicable
Multimedia
Photo with front camera (selfie) – best for capturing a profile picture of your patient
Text
Single-line text – best used for short, open-ended questions
Multi-line text – best used for longer, open-ended questions
Single-line text (with number keyboard) – best when looking for a number answer, like a phone number
Email address – best when asking for an email. This field is displayed as a single-line text, but includes special email validation logic as well.
Other
Date – best when asking for dates (e.g. date of birth)
Cliniko-specific field types
Cliniko-specific field types are fields whose answer updates a corresponding patient field in Cliniko (e.g. name, email address, or phone number).
The style of these fields can't be changed as they've been designed using the best possible field style for the question asked. For example, the field "Patient email address" uses the "email address" field type to make use of the email validation logic. Another example is the "Patient first name", which uses a single-line text as only a short answer is required.
The full list of fields we support are:
title
first name
last name
preferred first name
dob
sex
gender identity
address line 1
address line 2
address line 3
city
state
post code
country
mobile phone
home phone
work phone
other phone
email
referring doctor
medicare number
medicare reference number
reference number
occupation
reminder type
accepted sms marketing
accepted email marketing
receives confirmation emails
referral sources
emergency contact name
emergency contact details
invoice to
email invoice to
invoice extra information
privacy policy consent