Adding More Users

Overview

Adding users allows your staff — doctors, nurses, receptionists, pharmacists, accountants — to access NICE HMS with appropriate permissions. Only users with the Admin role can add new users.

Prerequisites

A paid plan — You need a paid subscription to add users. Upgrade via Admin > Upgrade if you haven't already.
Admin role — The operating user must hold the Admin role. Roles are assigned during user creation and can be changed later.

How to Add a User

Log in to NICE HMS with an Admin account.
From the sidebar, click Admin.
In the Admin panel, locate the Users section.
Click New User.

Fill in the new user's details:

Field	Description
Email	Used for login and notifications
Username	Unique login identifier
Mobile	For support and notifications
First Name
Last Name
Role	Select from the available roles (see below)
Professional Access	Clinical or technical qualification — Doctor, Nurse, Lab Technician, etc. (see below)
Is Active	Set to Active for immediate access; Inactive users don't count toward your plan limit
Banking	Checkbox — grants deposit, transfer, withdraw, and make-payments permissions
Voucher Audit	Checkbox — grants voucher audit permission

Submit the form.

Available Roles

Role	Typical User	Access Level
Admin	Hospital administrator, owner	Full access — users, billing, reports, settings
Director	Senior leadership	Organization-wide oversight, reports, settings
Doctor	Consultant, visiting doctor	Patient records, prescriptions, OPD/IPD workflows
Nurse	Ward nurse	IPD charting, bed management, vital signs
Pharmacist	Pharmacy staff	Pharmacy inventory, dispensing, purchase orders
Accountant	Billing/finance staff	Billing, accounts, advance/contra transactions
Receptionist	Front desk staff	Patient registration, OPD scheduling, billing entry
Receptionist + Accountant	Combined front-desk and billing	Receptionist + Accountant permissions combined
HR	Human resources	Staff records, attendance, leave management
Visitor	External observers, auditors	Read-only access to permitted areas
Marketing Lead	Marketing manager	Campaign management, lead tracking
Marketing Executive	Marketing staff	Lead entry, follow-ups
Insurance Lead	Insurance desk manager	Insurance verification, pre-auth tracking
Insurance Executive	Insurance desk staff	Insurance data entry, claim status updates

Professional Access

Professional Access is a separate designation from role. It identifies the user's clinical or technical qualification, independent of their system role:

Professional Access
Doctor	Nurse
Lab Technician	Pathologist
Microbiologist	Biochemist
Cath Lab Technician	Medical Transcriptionist
Duty Doctor	Nil

A user can have any Professional Access value regardless of their role. For example, a user with the Admin role and "Doctor" professional access has full system permissions, but the "Doctor" designation appears alongside their name in clinical contexts.

What the New User Receives

The new user gets an email invitation. They should:

Click the link in the email.
Use the Forgot Password option to set their password.
Log in with their email and new password.

Managing Existing Users

Change role: Admin > Users > select user > edit role.
Deactivate: Set Is Active to Inactive (reduces your billable user count).
Reactivate: Set Is Active back to Active.

Restrictions

Last admin guard: You cannot deactivate or change the role of the last active Admin. Every organization must have at least one Admin at all times.
Doctor-to-visitor restriction: A user linked to a doctor record cannot be changed to the Visitor role. Doctors are not counted against your regular user limit, so this prevents bypassing the subscription quota.

FAQ

Q: How many users can I add? A: Depends on your plan. Check the Pricing page for per-plan user limits and per-extra-user charges.

Q: Can a user have multiple roles? A: No. Each user has one role. Additional permissions like Banking and Voucher Audit can be toggled per-user when creating or editing a user.

Q: What is the difference between Role and Professional Access? A: Role controls what the user can do in the system (pages and APIs they can access). Professional Access is a label indicating their clinical or technical qualification (Doctor, Nurse, Lab Technician, etc.) — it appears alongside their name in clinical contexts but does not grant system permissions.