AI receptionist for podiatrists: treatments and assessments scheduled, without leaving the chair.
Sayelo, the AI voice agent and AI receptionist for podiatrists, answers 24/7. Foot care treatment or insole assessment, the right length, your follow-up priorities respected, a reminder the day before: the agent answers while you're with a patient. From €39/month excl. VAT, 14-day free trial, no set-up fees.
A chiropody treatment can't be interrupted, an insole assessment even less so, and the phone rings during both. Sayelo answers, tells a treatment from an assessment, books the right length in your calendar, applies your rules for the patients you follow as a priority, confirms by SMS and sends a reminder the day before. The AI announces itself in its very first sentence and never gives an opinion on any treatment.
from €39 excl. VAT/month afterwards · no commitment · the AI announces itself on every call
A podiatrist works with instruments in hand, chairside, from morning to night. Every call missed during a treatment is a patient who books elsewhere, and every appointment booked without telling a treatment from an assessment is a day that overruns.
Sayelo's AI receptionist answers during treatments. It introduces itself as an AI assistant, identifies the procedure as the patient describes it (chiropody treatment, insole assessment, check-up), books the length you've set in your calendar, applies your priority rules for the patients you follow closely, notes the prescription, states your fees without promising anything about reimbursement, confirms by SMS and sends a reminder the day before. It never makes a diagnosis and passes every medical question on to the podiatrist. Call data stays in France, with an HDS-certified host.
Day to day
What podiatrists deal with on the phone.
Chairside all day long
Treatments follow one after another, instruments in hand, gloves on. Picking up means stopping everything. Not picking up means a patient who books at the practice down the road, and an empty slot the following week.
Treatment or assessment: two very different lengths
A chiropody treatment takes half an hour, a podiatry assessment for insoles nearly twice that, a check-up a few minutes. An appointment booked without that distinction throws the whole day out.
Patients who need close follow-up
Some patients, followed for diabetes or another condition, need to be seen quickly and regularly. They have to be recognised as soon as they call and given priority, without the question coming across as clumsy.
Fees, reimbursement, prescriptions
Do I need a prescription, how much is the assessment, are insoles covered? Questions asked on every call, which need accurate answers, without promising anything beyond your fees.
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What the agent does
What your AI receptionist does for a podiatry practice.
Tells a treatment from an assessment
Chiropody treatment, podiatry assessment for insoles, check-up, renewal. The agent identifies the reason as the patient describes it, books the length you've set for each procedure, and holds the slot in your calendar.
Applies your priority rules
If you ask it to, it tactfully asks about any particular follow-up, for example for diabetes, or relies on the patient's record, and applies your rules: a quick slot, an adjusted length, regular reminders. It never makes a diagnosis.
Notes the prescription and documents
Prescription or not, prescribing doctor, reason given. It notes what you ask for, flags it in the summary and reminds the patient what to bring: prescription, shoes, old insoles.
States your fees, without promising anything more
It gives the price of the treatment or assessment you've set up, and explains that reimbursement depends on the patient's situation and health insurance. Any more specific question becomes a message for you.
Handles home visit requests
If you do home visits, it notes the address, the reason and the patient's mobility, and offers a slot within your home-visit rounds. If not, it explains this and directs the caller as you've decided.
Confirms and sends a reminder the day before
Instant confirmation SMS with the address and the documents to bring, automatic reminder the day before. Slots stay filled, and forgotten appointments go down.
Emergencies
Emergencies: what gets transferred, and when.
- Foot wound in a diabetic patient, redness, warmth, fever, sudden pain: advice to seek medical attention without delay, referral to the doctor or the emergency services according to your rule, priority slot if you provide for it
- Acute pain with no warning signs: quick slot in the times you set aside
- Patient followed as a priority according to your instructions: adjusted length and timeframe
- Insole assessment, chiropody treatment, check-up: appointment in the calendar at the set length
- Question about a treatment or pain: message to the podiatrist, no answer from the agent
You choose when the agent transfers a call to you, for example between two patients, and when it takes a message. Doctors and nurses who refer patients to you can be put through as a priority, thanks to the instructions attached to each contact.
Each transfer number can be offered only at certain times, in your country's time zone: an on-call line in the evening and at weekends then takes priority over the usual number. Outside these times, the agent takes a message and sends it to you. The transfer is direct: if nobody answers, the caller reaches the voicemail of the transfer number.
Step by step
A typical call, from the first ring to the summary.
The ring
The agent answers during the treatment and introduces itself as the practice's AI assistant.
The reason for the call
Treatment, insole assessment, check-up, pain. It identifies the procedure as the patient describes it, without interpreting it.
The follow-up
Known or new patient, prescription, particular follow-up according to your instructions. It notes what's needed to book the patient into the right slot.
The slot
It offers real slots from your calendar for the length of the procedure, and holds the one chosen.
The SMS
The patient receives the confirmation with the address and the documents to bring, then a reminder the day before.
The summary
After the call, an email to the practice with the summary, the appointment booked, the questions left for the podiatrist and the full transcript.
Calendar and tools
Your appointments in your calendar, your calls in your tools.
Your treatments and assessments go into your calendar (Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 or Cal.com), each at its own length, with a lock against double bookings and slots set aside for priority patients. Hosting is in France with an HDS-certified host, and your practice software can receive every call by webhook.
- Your calendar read live, in Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 or Cal.com: real slots, double-booking lock, confirmation and SMS reminder the day before
- SMS sent during the call, with the caller's consent: address, booking link, instructions you've prepared
- Email summary after every call, full transcript, and webhooks to your business software
Sellsy and monday.com connected natively, all your other tools via outbound webhooks. All integrations →
Number and setup
Your number, your setup.
You keep your current number by forwarding it to your agent's number. Your agent also receives a number according to your country's rules: see Sayelo in your country.
Ready in 5 minutes: your agent guides you in writing, on WhatsApp or with a form, reads your website, and you listen to its voice before choosing it. Our team then fine-tunes the settings with you. Numbers and telephony are provided by a partner operator registered with ARCEP (the French telecoms regulator). How it works →
Comparison
Voicemail, call answering service or Sayelo?
| Voicemail | Call answering service | Sayelo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Available 24/7 | Passive | Extended hours | Round the clock |
| Immediate answer | — | Queue | Yes |
| Treatments and assessments booked at the right length | No | Depends on the script | Yes, your timings |
| Follow-up priority applied with tact | No | Sometimes | Yes, according to your instructions |
| Fee stated exactly as you set it | No | Varies | Yes, yours, as it is |
| Summary & transcript | No | Varies | Yes |
| Cost | Low, ineffective | High | Fixed, from €39/month excl. VAT |
Pricing
Clear pricing, from €39/month excl. VAT.
14-day free trial. No fixed-term commitment: cancel at any time, with 30 days' notice. Minutes, SMS and the number of agents depend on the plan: see pricing and plan details →
Frequently asked questions
Questions from podiatrists.
Can it tell a treatment from a postural assessment?
Yes. You define your procedures and their length, for example thirty minutes for a chiropody treatment and forty-five for a podiatry assessment. The agent identifies the reason from the first exchange, books the right length and reminds the patient what to bring.
How does it handle diabetic patients?
As you tell it to. It can tactfully ask about any particular follow-up, or rely on the patient's record, then apply your rules: a quick slot, an adjusted length, regular reminders. With a wound, redness or fever, it passes on your advice to seek medical attention without delay. It never makes a diagnosis and never gives treatment advice.
Does it handle home visits?
It takes requests if you do home visits. It notes the address, the reason and the patient's mobility, checks that the address is within your area and offers a slot within your home-visit rounds. If you don't do home visits, it explains this and directs the caller as you've decided.
What data is hosted, and where?
Recordings, transcripts, summaries, contacts and appointments are hosted in France with an HDS-certified host. Call recording is announced, opt-in and automatically deleted. Security and GDPR →
Does it send a reminder the day before?
Yes, automatically, after the confirmation sent at the time of booking. A patient who can no longer come calls; the agent moves the appointment and frees up the slot for another patient.
Will my patients know they're talking to an AI?
Yes, the agent says so in its very first sentence. A patient with a painful foot wants a quick slot, at the right length, and a clear confirmation. They get it while you finish the treatment in progress.
Can I keep the practice's number?
Yes. You keep your current number, as you prefer: by forwarding it to your agent or, in France, by porting it, on all plans. A new number is also included from the start of the trial, if you would rather start from scratch. Either way, the number your patients know always gets answered.
Updated on 14 October 2026.
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Hear it answer
before you decide.
The agent calls you back on your mobile and plays the receptionist for a podiatry practice. Three minutes, free, no bank card needed.