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Appointment Demand Snapshot
Seeing the full demand of an appointment in advance, and reducing or preparing what can be.
A keep-close version. Read it here, or screenshot this page to have it on your phone — print and PDF copies will appear once final files are attached.
An appointment is rarely just the appointment. This maps the whole demand — the travel, the waiting, the upright time, the talking, the aftermath — so the day can be built around what it actually costs.
The appointment
What and when
e.g. GP, Tuesday at 10:40
Preparing
The demand that runs in the days before.
- Paperwork and letters gathered
- Questions written on a cardRead from the card, not from memory
- Outfit chosen days before
- Shower moved to the night before
- Transport arranged
- Someone coming with me
On the day
- Travel there
- Waiting room timeSensory load starts here, not at the door
- Sitting upright
- Talking and answering
- Following information in the moment
- Sensory input — light, noise, screens
- Travel home
Afterwards
- Follow-up admin
- Booking the next one
- Processing what was said
- Recovery — quiet, flat, horizontal
What could be reduced or delegated?
A phone or video option instead of travelA lift instead of driving or public transportSomeone else makes the callQuestions read from the card, not improvisedA quieter time of dayA shorter formatRecovery booked in for the rest of the day
What could be prepared in advance?
The bag packed the day beforeThe card of questions, written on a clear dayThe one-line summary of why I'm thereA supporter briefed on what to say on my behalfThe recovery day after, kept deliberately empty
Planning only the 'during' plans a third of the cost. Whatever you've written here makes the other two thirds easier to carry.