Use Case

Digital Intake for Clinics — Forms, E-Sign & File Upload

Custom intake and consent forms with signatures and photo/PDF upload — auto-sent before appointments. Staff Files stay distinct from form-field uploads.

Clinics need more than a name and mobile number before treatment. Bella Booking’s forms builder supports nine field types including e-signatures and file upload (photos and PDFs), attaches forms to services, and auto-sends them before appointments. Clients complete forms on their phone; submissions land on the appointment and client record. Uploaded files dual-land for your team on the submission and the client’s Files / Photos tabs — clients re-view them on the completed form. There is no separate client “My documents” portal in the booking site.

Who this is for

  • Skin, laser, and beauty clinics collecting consent and photos
  • Wellness and cash-pay practitioner clinics with health questionnaires
  • Med spas that need signed intake without a full clinical PMS
  • Any clinic replacing clipboard paperwork before appointments

Common challenges

Paper intake slows the first ten minutes

Clipboard forms eat appointment time and create incomplete records when clients rush the answers in the waiting room.

Photos and PDFs live in email threads

Referral letters, patch-test photos, or ID images forwarded by email never sit cleanly against the client record.

Consent is hard to find later

If a signed form cannot be retrieved quickly, compliance and dispute handling become painful.

Confusing “documents” with form uploads

Staff-managed client Files and form-field uploads are different paths. Blurring them creates the false expectation of a client document portal.

How Bella Booking helps

Custom forms with nine field types

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Short/long text, single and multiple choice, dropdown, yes/no, signature, file upload (photos and PDFs — up to 5 files per question, 20 MB each), and info blocks — grouped into named sections.

E-signatures before treatment

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Capture consent electronically. Submissions are stored against the client and appointment with timestamps.

File upload on the form

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Ask for photos or PDFs as part of intake. Files dual-land for staff on the submission and the client’s Files / Photos tabs; clients re-view them on the completed form — not in a separate documents inbox.

Auto-send by service

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Attach forms to the services that need them. Configure whether a form is required every appointment or once.

Staff Files remain a separate tool

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Your team can still manage client Files independently of form questions. Form uploads and staff Files are related for visibility — they are not a client-facing document portal.

Simple pricing

A clinic with 4 practitioners collecting digital intake before treatments pays just

A$79/month

Professional plan · No per-seat fees · No commission

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Good to know

  • *Forms are available on Professional (and Multi-Location Professional) — not on Solo or Starter
  • *No conditional logic (show/hide fields based on answers)
  • *Form fields are not pre-populated from existing client data
  • *No separate client “My documents” portal — clients re-view uploads on the completed form
  • *Not a clinical PMS: no SOAP notes, Medicare, or HICAPS claiming

Frequently asked questions

Can clients upload photos or PDFs on a form?

Yes. File upload fields accept photos and PDFs (up to 5 files per question, 20 MB each). Your team sees them on the submission and on the client’s Files / Photos tabs.

Is there a client documents portal?

No. Clients complete and re-view form uploads on the form itself. There is no separate “My documents” area in the online booking account. Staff Files are managed by your team.

Can forms auto-send before appointments?

Yes. Attach forms to services and they are sent through the appointment notification flow. Configure once-only vs every appointment.

Does this replace clinical charting?

No. Digital intake and consent are not SOAP notes or clinical practice management. If you need Medicare claiming or structured clinical charts, use a clinical PMS.

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