--- title: Group Programs vs Patient Groups description: Patient Groups vs Group Programs --- [Skip to content](https://support.wellifiy.com/en-au/knowledge-hub/group-programs-vs-patient-groups#main-content) ![Wellifiy Logo Horizontal-1](https://support.wellifiy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Wellifiy%20Logo%20Horizontal-1.png?width=145&height=51&name=Wellifiy%20Logo%20Horizontal-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Wellifiy Knowledge Hub](https://support.wellifiy.com/en-au/knowledge-hub?hsLang=en-au) 2. [Group Programs](https://support.wellifiy.com/en-au/knowledge-hub/group-programs?hsLang=en-au) # Group Programs vs Patient Groups Wellifiy offers two distinct but complementary features — **Patient Groups** and **Group Programs** — to support personalised care delivery and structured group-based interventions. While both involve managing groups of patients, they serve very different functions. If you're wondering which one you need, here's how they compare. --- #### 🔹 Patient Groups: Configure What Patients See and Can Do **Patient Groups** define the experience a patient has when they log in to the Patient App or Patient Web Portal. Key uses: - **Content access** – which sections (e.g. Watch, Listen, Boost, Sleep, Tools & Resources) and which specific Content Modules the patient can access - **Booking options** (if self-booking is enabled) – which **Bookable Services** and **Bookable Providers** the patient can book with - **App configuration** – tailor the platform experience to the patient's cohort (e.g. perinatal, AOD recovery, pain management), including **Crisis Support Services** 🔒 A patient must be in a Patient Group and can only belong to **one** Patient Group at a time. This ensures a clear and consistent app experience per cohort. 📘 *See [Intro to Patient Groups](https://support.wellifiy.com/en-au/knowledge-hub/intro-to-patient-groups?hsLang=en-au) for the full picture.* --- #### 🔹 Group Programs: Schedule and Manage Structured Group Care **Group Programs** are used for running scheduled, structured group sessions — such as group therapy, workshops, or educational programs. Key uses: - **Calendar-based sessions** – create a schedule of Group Program Appointments patients attend together - **Attendance tracking** – mark who attended each session - **Group Notes** – write a single Case Note and apply it to all attendees (via **Create Group Note** on a session) - **Enrolment status management** – each patient's status moves through **Recommended, Waitlisted, Booked, Completed,** or **Did Not Complete**. Moving a patient out of **Booked** removes their future sessions from their calendar and app view - **Automated Forms and Assessments** – trigger items at each patient's Commencement and at Completion ✅ Patients can be enrolled in **zero or multiple** Group Programs at the same time — unlike Patient Groups. 📘 *See [Group Programs Overview](https://support.wellifiy.com/en-au/knowledge-hub/group-programs-overview?hsLang=en-au) for the full picture.* --- #### 🧩 Side by Side | | **Patient Group** | **Group Program** | | --- | --- | --- | | Purpose | Configure the patient's app experience | Deliver scheduled group care | | Membership | Exactly one group per patient | Zero or multiple programs per patient | | Drives | Content, booking options, app config, Crisis Support Services | Sessions, attendance, Group Notes, enrolment statuses | | Typical example | "Perinatal" cohort sees perinatal content and providers | Eight-week group therapy program with weekly sessions | In short: use **Patient Groups** to personalise what patients can see and do in the app, and **Group Programs** to schedule, deliver, and manage structured group care. 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