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title: Configure the Patient Portal widgets
description: The Patient Portal included within the Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management Core application uses widgets to bring together healthcare data and information for the patient.
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# Configure the Patient Portal widgets

The Patient Portal included within the Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management Core application uses widgets to bring together healthcare data and information for the patient.

Widgets on the Patient Portal are service portal widgets but available within the Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management Core application scope. As a user with the sn\_hcls.admin or admin role, you can configure various options for a widget from the context menu. To view configuration options available for a Patient Portal widget, open the Patient Portal page, select the control key, and the right-click the widget. For more information, see [Configure widget instances](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/c_ConfigureWidgetInstances.md).

The following widgets are included in the Patient Portal.

|Widget|Description|
|------|-----------|
|[Appointment reminder card widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-appt-reminder.md)|Displays the next appointment reminder for the logged-in user.|
|[COVID-19 status widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-covid-19.md)|Displays the vaccination status for the COVID-19 vaccine doses that logged-in user has either taken or self-reported and any COVID test results.|
|[Faq widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-faq.md)|Displays a list of FAQ articles for a patient.|
|[Household widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-household.md)|Displays a list of household members that the logged in user is authorized representative for.|
|[News and Articles widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-news-articles.md)|Displays a list of articles that are accessible to patients.|
|[Open requests widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-open-requests.md)|Displays a list of open requests including healthcare-related cases created for the patient.|
|[Pending to-dos widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-pending-to-dos.md)|Displays a list of to-do items assigned to a patient.|
|[Vaccinations widget](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-widget-vaccinations.md)|Displays a list of vaccines recommended for the logged-in user.|

For more information about available Patient Portal widgets, see [Patient Portal widget library](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-pat-widget-library.md).