ForAI receptionist for podiatry clinics: Routine care booked. The tricky calls passed on.
Chimehill answers your podiatry clinic's calls and books routine care for you.
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- Books routine care with the usual podiatrist
- Books orthotics reviews as their own appointment type
- Sends home-visit requests to your team
From $249 a month · 14 days free ·See pricing
Calls come when your hands are full
Mid-appointmentHands busy. Phone ringing.
You can’t put a foot down mid-treatment to take a booking.
Lunch breakThe desk is empty
Reception steps away, but new patients still ring.
After hoursThe clinic is closed
People ring after work. Chimehill answers and books them in.
The calls a podiatry clinic gets
Pick a call to see how it's handled. Illustrative example calls — not real patients or clinics.

- CallerI'd like to book my regular appointment, please.
- ChimehillOf course. Can I confirm your name and date of birth first?
- CallerMargaret Jones, 21 August 1950.
- ChimehillThanks, Margaret. Your podiatrist has Tuesday at 10:00 am or Thursday at 2:30 pm. Which suits?
Routine appointment booked
- Identity checked before the record is opened
- Same podiatrist where possible
- Confirmed once your software saved it
- CallerI was told to come back for an orthotics review.
- ChimehillI can book that. An orthotics review is its own appointment — Wednesday at 3:15 pm is free with the same podiatrist.
- CallerPerfect.
- ChimehillThat's saved: Wednesday at 3:15 pm, orthotics review. Please bring your orthotics and the shoes you wear most.
Orthotics review booked
- Uses the appointment type you set
- What-to-bring from your approved notes
- Summary in the call log
- CallerMy mum can't get to the clinic. Do you do home visits?
- ChimehillHome visits are arranged by the team, so I'll take the details and they'll call you back.
- CallerThank you.
- ChimehillI've noted the suburb and the best number to call. The team will be in touch.
Callback task for home visits
- Never books a home visit itself
- Address and best time noted for the team
- Caller told what happens next
- CallerCan I move Monday's appointment to later in the week?
- ChimehillYes. Can I confirm your name and date of birth?
- CallerDavid Chen, 2 November 1966.
- ChimehillThanks, David. Thursday at 2:00 pm is free with the same podiatrist. Shall I move it?
Moved to Thursday 2:00 pm
- Re-checks the new slot before saving
- Old slot freed for someone else
- Summary for the team on Monday
- CallerI've got a sore on my foot that isn't healing. What should I do?
- ChimehillI'm not able to advise on that — it needs a podiatrist.
- ChimehillI'm passing this to the team now so a podiatrist can call you back. If it's an emergency, please call emergency services.
- CallerOK, thanks.
Passed to a podiatrist
- Never gives clinical advice
- Urgent language follows your escalation script
- Flagged for a clinician callback
Chimehill runs the desk. Your podiatrists run the care.

- Regular routine-care appointments with the usual podiatrist
- Orthotics reviews and follow-ups, as their own appointment types
- New patient bookings into real slots
- Reschedules and cancellations, with your notice policy
- Prices, hours, parking and what to bring — from your approved answers

- Home-visit requests — details taken for your team
- Wounds, sores, pain or any foot concern
- Medicare referral and plan questions
- Health fund, rebate and invoice questions
- Urgent or emergency language — your escalation script
Administrative, never clinical
Chimehill never assesses a foot concern or suggests treatment. Those calls go to a podiatrist as a callback, and urgent language follows the escalation script your clinicians approved.
Your answers, your appointment types
It only books what you allow and only says what you've approved. Unsure means it hands over.
Live in three steps
- 1You do this
Connect your practice software
Link Cliniko, Splose, PracSuite or Nookal. Chimehill sees your real availability.
- 2We do this
We set it up with you
We add your services, prices, hours and booking rules. You approve every answer.
- 3Chimehill does this
Go live, keep your number
Forward after-hours or overflow calls. Every call shows up in your call log.
Questions clinics ask us
Can it book regular routine-care appointments?
Yes. After confirming who's calling, it offers their usual podiatrist's real free times and books the appointment type you've chosen for routine care.
Does it book home visits?
No. Home visits need your team to plan the route and check suitability, so Chimehill takes the caller's details and creates a callback task instead.
Can it handle orthotics questions?
It can book an orthotics review or fitting if you allow that appointment type, and answer what-to-bring questions from your approved notes. Questions about whether someone needs orthotics go to a podiatrist.
What about Medicare referral questions?
Referral and plan questions go to your team as a callback task, because they depend on the caller's paperwork. Chimehill never guesses what will be covered.
Which practice software does it book into?
Cliniko, Splose, PracSuite and Nookal. Chimehill reads live availability and only says an appointment is booked once your software has saved it. Using something else? Tell us when you book a demo.
Can we keep our clinic phone number?
Yes. You forward calls to Chimehill — all calls, only overflow when the desk is busy, or only after hours — and you can change that or switch it off whenever you like.
How much does it cost?
Plans start at $249 a month (AUD) for 100 calls; the recommended plan is $379 for 200 calls. Calls past your allowance are $2.70 each. Every plan starts with 14 days free and there are no lock-in contracts.
Will callers know they're talking to an AI?
Yes. Chimehill introduces itself as your clinic's virtual receptionist on every call, and a caller who asks for a person always gets your configured fallback — a transfer or a callback.
Built for allied-health clinics
Every call deserves an answer.
Hear Chimehill answer as your clinic, booking into your own practice software.
14 days free · No lock-in contracts