Healthcare access across South Africa
DropDr
For healthcare professionals

Practice on your terms. Be found by the people looking.

DropDr is a marketplace for independent practitioners, not an employer and not a rostering system. You decide when you work, what you charge and which formats you offer. We handle discovery, scheduling and payment.

Your availabilityGo online when you choose
Your priceYou set the consultation fee
Your formatsOnline, home visits, or both
Your areasCover only where you want to travel
The offer

What DropDr does for your practice

Six practical things, none of which involve telling you how to practise.

Where DropDr deliberately stays out

We are the connection, not the practice.

South African law draws clear lines around who may provide healthcare and who may trade in medicine. DropDr is structured to sit firmly on the technology side of those lines — which protects your registration as much as our licence.

  • We do not assign patients to you — the patient chooses
  • We do not set or cap your consultation fee
  • We do not take a commission out of your professional fee
  • We do not employ you or direct your clinical decisions
  • We do not hold or dispense medicine
  • We do not interfere in the patient's choice of pharmacy
16medical specialty categories
9care provider categories
0commission on your fee
100%control of your availability
Joining

What onboarding involves.

Verification is thorough because patient trust depends on it. It is also finite — most of the work is uploading documents you already have.

Start onboarding
01

Choose your category

Select the category and sub-category that accurately describe your profession and scope.

02

Submit your credentials

Identity document, qualifications and your professional registration number.

03

Verification

DropDr reviews what you submitted before your profile becomes visible to patients.

04

Build your profile

Areas of practice, languages, service areas, formats, a photo and an introduction.

05

Set price and availability

Publish your consultation fee and choose when you are available.

06

Start consulting

Manage requests, consult, and issue documents through the professional workflow.

Questions

Questions from professionals.

Visit the help centre
What does it cost to join?

Commercial terms and any applicable platform charges are presented during onboarding before a professional agrees to participate.

Do I have to be available at set times?

No. You choose when you appear as available for instant consultations and which appointment slots you publish. DropDr does not roster you and does not assign patients to you.

Who sets my consultation price?

You do. The price you set is what patients see on your profile before they book, and it is what you receive for the consultation.

What registration do I need?

Valid registration with the body that governs your profession — the HPCSA for doctors and many allied professions, SANC for nurses, SAPC for pharmacies. Registration details are submitted and reviewed before your profile is activated.

Can I offer home visits only?

Yes. You choose which formats you offer — online only, home visits only, or both — and the areas you are willing to cover.

How and when am I paid?

Consultation fees settle to you. For home visits, funds are held until the visit is confirmed complete by both sides, which protects you against disputes as much as it protects the patient.

Bring your practice to DropDr.

Register your interest and the team will take you through onboarding and verification.