Vikas Thakur / / 11 min readOne "Book Now" button that sends a new patient straight to an injectable treatment slot skips the real-time consultation AHPRA has required since 2 September 2025. Here is how to split the flow, and what to build instead.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readA tick box saying "I am over 18" collects nothing and proves nothing. AHPRA's guidelines carry targeted advertising bans protecting young people and a mandatory seven-day cooling off for under-18s. Both need a real date of birth, captured early.
Vikas Thakur / / 8 min readAHPRA's guidelines, in effect from 2 September 2025, introduced a mandatory seven-day cooling off period for people under 18 having non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Most booking systems cannot express that rule at all. Here is what the flow has to do.