diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/page.tsx b/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/page.tsx
index 37ae17a..d6b2eda 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -35,15 +35,31 @@ export default async function CheckupPage({
 
   if (!c) notFound();
 
-  const [{ data: customer }, { data: templates }] = await Promise.all([
+  const [{ data: customer }, { data: templates }, { data: recentDiagnoses }] = await Promise.all([
     supabase.from("customers").select("last_name, first_name, dob, gender, phone").eq("id", c.customer_id).maybeSingle(),
     supabase
       .from("checkup_templates")
       .select("id, name, gender, fields")
       .eq("deleted", false)
       .order("name", { ascending: true }),
+    supabase
+      .from("checkups")
+      .select("diagnosis")
+      .not("diagnosis", "is", null)
+      .eq("deleted", false)
+      .order("checkup_date", { ascending: false })
+      .limit(200),
   ]);
 
+  // De-dupe + trim recent diagnoses for the quick-pick, capped at 50 entries.
+  const diagnosisSuggestions = [
+    ...new Set(
+      (recentDiagnoses ?? [])
+        .map((r) => r.diagnosis?.trim())
+        .filter((d): d is string => !!d),
+    ),
+  ].slice(0, 50);
+
   const patientName = customer ? `${customer.last_name} ${customer.first_name}` : "—";
 
   // Prefer templates matching the patient's gender (or applicable to "any");
@@ -113,6 +129,7 @@ export default async function CheckupPage({
         templates={templateOptions}
         initialTemplateId={c.template_id}
         initialTemplateValues={templateValues}
+        diagnosisSuggestions={diagnosisSuggestions}
       />
       <p className="sr-only">{t("title")}</p>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/prescription/prescription-composer.tsx b/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/prescription/prescription-composer.tsx
index b396122..5477e03 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/prescription/prescription-composer.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/[id]/prescription/prescription-composer.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
+import { dosePresets } from "@/lib/billing/dose-presets";
 import {
   paymentMethods,
   type MarkPaidState,
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/billing/prescription-schema";
 import { markPaidAction, savePrescriptionAction } from "./actions";
 
+const DOSE_PRESETS_LIST_ID = "dose-presets";
+
 const vnd = (n: number) => `${new Intl.NumberFormat("vi-VN").format(n)} ₫`;
 
 const SELECT =
@@ -120,6 +123,12 @@ export function PrescriptionComposer({
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-8">
+      <datalist id={DOSE_PRESETS_LIST_ID}>
+        {dosePresets.map((d) => (
+          <option key={d} value={d} />
+        ))}
+      </datalist>
+
       <form action={saveDispatch} noValidate className="space-y-6">
         <input type="hidden" name="checkupId" value={checkupId} readOnly />
         <input type="hidden" name="medicineLines" value={medicineLinesJson} readOnly />
@@ -166,6 +175,7 @@ export function PrescriptionComposer({
                     id={`dosage-${row.key}`}
                     value={row.dosage}
                     disabled={isSaving}
+                    list={DOSE_PRESETS_LIST_ID}
                     onChange={(e) => updateMedicineRow(row.key, "dosage", e.target.value)}
                   />
                 </div>
diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/checkup-form.tsx b/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/checkup-form.tsx
index d12e83c..7c6d365 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/checkup-form.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/checkups/checkup-form.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * (redirects to the queue on success).
  */
 
-import { useActionState, useState } from "react";
+import { useActionState, useEffect, useRef, useState, type RefObject } from "react";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ export function CheckupForm({
   templates,
   initialTemplateId,
   initialTemplateValues,
+  diagnosisSuggestions = [],
 }: {
   defaults: CheckupDefaults;
   templates: CheckupTemplateOption[];
   initialTemplateId: number | null;
   initialTemplateValues: TemplateValue[];
+  diagnosisSuggestions?: string[];
 }) {
   const t = useTranslations("checkups");
   const [state, dispatch, isPending] = useActionState<CheckupSaveState, FormData>(saveCheckupAction, {
@@ -53,6 +55,37 @@ export function CheckupForm({
   });
   const formError = state.status === "error" ? state.formError : null;
 
+  // Unsaved-changes guard: any edit flips `dirty`; saving clears it so a
+  // successful (or in-flight) submit never triggers the beforeunload prompt.
+  // beforeunload doesn't fire for client-side route changes, so we also show
+  // an in-app marker near the Save button.
+  const [dirty, setDirty] = useState(false);
+  const diagnosisRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!dirty || isPending) return;
+    function onBeforeUnload(e: BeforeUnloadEvent) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.returnValue = "";
+    }
+    window.addEventListener("beforeunload", onBeforeUnload);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("beforeunload", onBeforeUnload);
+  }, [dirty, isPending]);
+
+  // Diagnosis quick-pick: a <textarea> cannot use a native <datalist>, so
+  // recent diagnoses are offered via a small select above the field that
+  // appends the chosen text into the (uncontrolled) textarea via ref — the
+  // least disruptive option since it doesn't require converting the field to
+  // controlled state.
+  function applyDiagnosisSuggestion(text: string) {
+    if (!text) return;
+    const el = diagnosisRef.current;
+    if (!el) return;
+    const current = el.value.trim();
+    el.value = current ? `${current}; ${text}` : text;
+    setDirty(true);
+  }
+
   // Template picker — plain state, no effects. Selecting a template swaps the
   // rendered field labels below; typed values are kept per-label so switching
   // back and forth doesn't lose what was already entered.
@@ -76,12 +109,17 @@ export function CheckupForm({
     </div>
   );
 
-  const area = (name: keyof CheckupDefaults, label: string) => (
+  const area = (
+    name: keyof CheckupDefaults,
+    label: string,
+    ref?: RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>,
+  ) => (
     <div className="space-y-1.5">
       <Label htmlFor={name}>{label}</Label>
       <textarea
         id={name}
         name={name}
+        ref={ref}
         rows={3}
         defaultValue={defaults[name]}
         disabled={isPending}
@@ -91,7 +129,13 @@ export function CheckupForm({
   );
 
   return (
-    <form action={dispatch} noValidate className="space-y-5">
+    <form
+      action={dispatch}
+      noValidate
+      className="space-y-5"
+      onChange={() => setDirty(true)}
+      onSubmit={() => setDirty(false)}
+    >
       <input type="hidden" name="id" value={defaults.id} />
 
       <fieldset className="border-border grid gap-4 rounded-md border p-4 sm:grid-cols-3">
@@ -150,7 +194,26 @@ export function CheckupForm({
         </fieldset>
       )}
 
-      {area("diagnosis", t("diagnosis"))}
+      {diagnosisSuggestions.length > 0 && (
+        <div className="space-y-1.5">
+          <Label htmlFor="diagnosisQuickPick">{t("quickDiagnosis")}</Label>
+          <select
+            id="diagnosisQuickPick"
+            value=""
+            disabled={isPending}
+            onChange={(e) => applyDiagnosisSuggestion(e.target.value)}
+            className={`${CONTROL} h-10`}
+          >
+            <option value="">—</option>
+            {diagnosisSuggestions.map((d) => (
+              <option key={d} value={d}>
+                {d}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {area("diagnosis", t("diagnosis"), diagnosisRef)}
       {area("conclusion", t("conclusion"))}
       {area("notes", t("notes"))}
 
@@ -177,9 +240,14 @@ export function CheckupForm({
         </p>
       )}
 
-      <Button type="submit" size="lg" disabled={isPending}>
-        {isPending ? t("saving") : t("save")}
-      </Button>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <Button type="submit" size="lg" disabled={isPending}>
+          {isPending ? t("saving") : t("save")}
+        </Button>
+        {dirty && !isPending && (
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{t("unsavedChanges")}</span>
+        )}
+      </div>
     </form>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/actions.ts b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/actions.ts
index cd42717..7db25da 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/actions.ts
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/actions.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import { getLocale, getTranslations } from "next-intl/server";
 import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
 
+import { redirect } from "@/i18n/navigation";
 import { getServerSession } from "@/lib/auth/get-server-session";
 import { createSupabaseServerClient } from "@/lib/supabase/server";
 import type { AppRole } from "@/lib/db/roles";
@@ -128,6 +129,38 @@ export async function setQueueCounterAction(
   return { status: "success" };
 }
 
+/**
+ * One-key "call next patient": picks the lowest-queue_number waiting checkup
+ * for the given shift (call_next_patient RPC, advisory-locked server-side)
+ * and marks it in_progress. On success, redirects straight to the checkup
+ * screen so the doctor never has to find the row in the list themselves.
+ */
+export async function callNextPatientAction(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
+  const session = await getServerSession();
+  if (!isClinical(session?.role)) return;
+
+  const shiftId = Number(formData.get("shiftId"));
+  if (!Number.isFinite(shiftId)) return;
+
+  const supabase = await createSupabaseServerClient();
+  const { data: nextId, error } = await supabase.rpc("call_next_patient", { p_shift_id: shiftId });
+  if (error) return;
+
+  await supabase.rpc("log_audit", {
+    p_action: "checkup.call_next",
+    p_entity: "checkups",
+    ...(nextId != null ? { p_entity_id: String(nextId) } : {}),
+    p_details: { shiftId, found: nextId != null },
+  });
+
+  const locale = await getLocale();
+  revalidatePath(`/${locale}/queue`);
+
+  if (nextId != null) {
+    return redirect({ href: `/${locale}/checkups/${nextId}`, locale });
+  }
+}
+
 export async function callPatientAction(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
   const session = await getServerSession();
   if (!isClinical(session?.role)) return;
diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/call-next-button.tsx b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/call-next-button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..443fbab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/call-next-button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"use client";
+
+/**
+ * One-key "call next patient" button for a single shift. Submits to
+ * callNextPatientAction (which redirects straight to the checkup screen on
+ * success). When `enableShortcut` is set, also listens for the global
+ * Alt+N shortcut and submits the same form — guarded so it never fires
+ * while the user is typing in a field.
+ */
+
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { callNextPatientAction } from "./actions";
+
+const TYPING_TAGS = new Set(["INPUT", "TEXTAREA", "SELECT"]);
+
+export function CallNextButton({
+  shiftId,
+  shiftLabel,
+  waitingCount,
+  enableShortcut,
+}: {
+  shiftId: number;
+  shiftLabel: string;
+  waitingCount: number;
+  enableShortcut: boolean;
+}) {
+  const t = useTranslations("queue");
+  const formRef = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enableShortcut) return;
+
+    function onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (!event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey) return;
+      if (event.key.toLowerCase() !== "n") return;
+
+      const target = event.target as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (target && (TYPING_TAGS.has(target.tagName) || target.isContentEditable)) return;
+
+      event.preventDefault();
+      formRef.current?.requestSubmit();
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
+  }, [enableShortcut]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+      <form ref={formRef} action={callNextPatientAction} className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <input type="hidden" name="shiftId" value={shiftId} />
+        <Button type="submit" size="lg">
+          {t("callNext")}
+        </Button>
+        {enableShortcut && <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">{t("callNextHint")}</span>}
+      </form>
+      <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+        {t("callNextFor", { shift: shiftLabel, count: waitingCount })}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/page.tsx b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/page.tsx
index eef1f3e..8609611 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/page.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { RegisterForm } from "./register-form";
 import { QueueRealtime } from "./queue-realtime";
 import { CounterForm } from "./counter-form";
+import { CallNextButton } from "./call-next-button";
 import { callPatientAction } from "./actions";
 
 const COUNTER_MANAGERS = new Set(["admin", "receptionist"]);
@@ -59,11 +60,38 @@ export default async function QueuePage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ locale:
   const shiftCode = new Map((shifts ?? []).map((s) => [s.id, s.code]));
   const counterByShift = new Map((counters ?? []).map((c) => [c.shift_id, c.last_number]));
 
+  const waitingCountByShift = new Map<number, number>();
+  for (const r of rows) {
+    if (r.status === "waiting" && r.shift_id != null) {
+      waitingCountByShift.set(r.shift_id, (waitingCountByShift.get(r.shift_id) ?? 0) + 1);
+    }
+  }
+  const shiftsWithWaiting = (shifts ?? []).filter((s) => (waitingCountByShift.get(s.id) ?? 0) > 0);
+
   return (
     <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-10">
       <QueueRealtime />
       <h1 className="text-foreground mb-6 text-xl font-semibold">{t("title")}</h1>
 
+      <section className="border-border mb-8 rounded-lg border p-4">
+        <h2 className="text-foreground mb-3 text-sm font-medium">{t("callNext")}</h2>
+        {shiftsWithWaiting.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{t("noneWaiting")}</p>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-6">
+            {shiftsWithWaiting.map((s, i) => (
+              <CallNextButton
+                key={s.id}
+                shiftId={s.id}
+                shiftLabel={tShift(s.code)}
+                waitingCount={waitingCountByShift.get(s.id) ?? 0}
+                enableShortcut={i === 0}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </section>
+
       <section className="border-border mb-8 rounded-lg border p-4">
         <h2 className="text-foreground mb-3 text-sm font-medium">{t("counters")}</h2>
         <ul className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
diff --git a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/queue-realtime.tsx b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/queue-realtime.tsx
index 6b469cb..e1ec69a 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/queue-realtime.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/(app)/queue/queue-realtime.tsx
@@ -6,30 +6,65 @@
  * Realtime authorization runs through RLS, so only BSK-enrolled users receive
  * these events. If Realtime isn't enabled on the table, the page still works —
  * it just won't update until the next navigation.
+ *
+ * Also renders a small connection/staleness indicator (color + icon + text,
+ * never color alone) so a doctor never trusts a frozen queue: live vs
+ * disconnected, plus the wall-clock time of the last received change. State is
+ * set from the subscribe/event callbacks (not the effect body) to satisfy the
+ * react-hooks/purity rule.
  */
 
-import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
+import { Wifi, WifiOff } from "lucide-react";
 import { createSupabaseBrowserClient } from "@/lib/supabase/client";
 
+type ConnectionStatus = "live" | "disconnected";
+
+const timeFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("vi-VN", {
+  hour: "2-digit",
+  minute: "2-digit",
+  second: "2-digit",
+  hour12: false,
+});
+
 export function QueueRealtime() {
   const router = useRouter();
+  const t = useTranslations("queue");
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<ConnectionStatus>("disconnected");
+  const [lastUpdatedAt, setLastUpdatedAt] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const supabase = createSupabaseBrowserClient();
     const channel = supabase
       .channel("bsk:queue")
-      .on(
-        "postgres_changes",
-        { event: "*", schema: "bsk", table: "checkups" },
-        () => router.refresh(),
-      )
-      .subscribe();
+      .on("postgres_changes", { event: "*", schema: "bsk", table: "checkups" }, () => {
+        setLastUpdatedAt(timeFormatter.format(new Date()));
+        router.refresh();
+      })
+      .subscribe((subscribeStatus) => {
+        setStatus(subscribeStatus === "SUBSCRIBED" ? "live" : "disconnected");
+      });
 
     return () => {
       void supabase.removeChannel(channel);
     };
   }, [router]);
 
-  return null;
+  const isLive = status === "live";
+
+  return (
+    <div className="text-muted-foreground mb-4 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs" role="status">
+      {isLive ? (
+        <Wifi className="size-3.5 text-green-600 dark:text-green-400" aria-hidden="true" />
+      ) : (
+        <WifiOff className="text-destructive size-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
+      )}
+      <span className={isLive ? "text-green-700 dark:text-green-400" : "text-destructive"}>
+        {isLive ? t("live") : t("disconnected")}
+      </span>
+      {lastUpdatedAt && <span>· {t("updatedAt", { time: lastUpdatedAt })}</span>}
+    </div>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/lib/billing/dose-presets.ts b/lib/billing/dose-presets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d59b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/billing/dose-presets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Common Vietnamese dosage shorthand for the shared <datalist> on each
+ * prescription line's dosage input, so a doctor types almost nothing for a
+ * routine dose. These are literal clinical shorthand — data, not UI copy —
+ * so they are NOT translated via next-intl/messages.
+ */
+export const dosePresets: readonly string[] = [
+  "1 viên x 2 lần/ngày",
+  "1 viên x 3 lần/ngày",
+  "2 viên x 2 lần/ngày",
+  "2 viên x 3 lần/ngày",
+  "1/2 viên x 2 lần/ngày",
+  "1 gói x 2 lần/ngày",
+  "1 ống x 1 lần/ngày",
+  "sáng 1 - chiều 1",
+  "sáng 1 - trưa 1 - chiều 1",
+  "khi cần",
+  "sau ăn",
+  "trước ăn",
+];
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 040b729..dced811 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -146,7 +146,14 @@
     "counter": "Current number",
     "setCounter": "Set",
     "saving": "Saving…",
-    "saved": "Saved."
+    "saved": "Saved.",
+    "callNext": "Call next patient",
+    "callNextHint": "Shortcut: Alt+N",
+    "callNextFor": "{shift} · {count} waiting",
+    "noneWaiting": "No patients waiting.",
+    "live": "Live updates",
+    "disconnected": "Disconnected — please reload the page",
+    "updatedAt": "Updated at {time}"
   },
   "checkups": {
     "title": "Checkup",
@@ -171,7 +178,9 @@
     "errorGeneric": "Something went wrong. Please try again.",
     "template": "Checkup template",
     "templateNone": "— No template —",
-    "templateFields": "Template fields"
+    "templateFields": "Template fields",
+    "quickDiagnosis": "Common diagnoses",
+    "unsavedChanges": "Unsaved changes"
   },
   "billing": {
     "title": "Prescription & billing",
diff --git a/messages/vi.json b/messages/vi.json
index 0bc60aa..bc6c1c7 100644
--- a/messages/vi.json
+++ b/messages/vi.json
@@ -146,7 +146,14 @@
     "counter": "Số thứ tự hiện tại",
     "setCounter": "Đặt lại",
     "saving": "Đang lưu…",
-    "saved": "Đã lưu."
+    "saved": "Đã lưu.",
+    "callNext": "Gọi bệnh nhân tiếp theo",
+    "callNextHint": "Phím tắt: Alt+N",
+    "callNextFor": "{shift} · {count} đang chờ",
+    "noneWaiting": "Không có bệnh nhân đang chờ.",
+    "live": "Đang cập nhật trực tiếp",
+    "disconnected": "Mất kết nối trực tiếp — hãy tải lại trang",
+    "updatedAt": "Cập nhật lúc {time}"
   },
   "checkups": {
     "title": "Phiếu khám",
@@ -171,7 +178,9 @@
     "errorGeneric": "Đã xảy ra lỗi. Vui lòng thử lại.",
     "template": "Mẫu khám",
     "templateNone": "— Không dùng mẫu —",
-    "templateFields": "Thông tin theo mẫu"
+    "templateFields": "Thông tin theo mẫu",
+    "quickDiagnosis": "Chẩn đoán thường gặp",
+    "unsavedChanges": "Có thay đổi chưa lưu"
   },
   "billing": {
     "title": "Đơn thuốc & thanh toán",
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260725160000_bsk_call_next.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260725160000_bsk_call_next.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bc3163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260725160000_bsk_call_next.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+-- BSK — one-key "call next patient" for the queue screen.
+--
+-- bsk.call_next_patient(p_shift_id): picks the lowest queue_number waiting
+-- checkup for VN-local "today" + the given shift, marks it in_progress, and
+-- returns its id (NULL when the queue is empty). Advisory-locked so two
+-- staff clicking "next patient" at the same moment can never grab the same
+-- checkup.
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION bsk.call_next_patient(p_shift_id smallint)
+  RETURNS bigint
+  LANGUAGE plpgsql
+  VOLATILE
+  SECURITY DEFINER
+  SET search_path = bsk, pg_catalog
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+  v_role bsk.app_role := bsk.current_role();
+  v_id   bigint;
+BEGIN
+  IF v_role IS NULL OR v_role NOT IN ('admin', 'receptionist', 'doctor', 'nurse') THEN
+    RAISE EXCEPTION 'not authorized to call the next patient';
+  END IF;
+
+  PERFORM pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtext('bsk:call_next')::bigint);
+
+  SELECT id INTO v_id
+  FROM bsk.checkups
+  WHERE checkup_date = (now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh')::date
+    AND shift_id = p_shift_id
+    AND status = 'waiting'
+    AND NOT deleted
+  ORDER BY queue_number ASC
+  LIMIT 1;
+
+  IF v_id IS NULL THEN
+    RETURN NULL;
+  END IF;
+
+  UPDATE bsk.checkups SET status = 'in_progress' WHERE id = v_id;
+
+  RETURN v_id;
+END
+$$;
+
+COMMENT ON FUNCTION bsk.call_next_patient(smallint) IS
+  'Picks the lowest-queue_number waiting checkup for VN-local today + the '
+  'given shift, marks it in_progress, and returns its id (NULL if none '
+  'waiting). SECURITY DEFINER, role-gated to clinical staff, advisory-locked '
+  'against two staff calling the same patient concurrently.';
+
+GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION bsk.call_next_patient(smallint) TO authenticated;
diff --git a/types/supabase-bsk.ts b/types/supabase-bsk.ts
index dbd89d0..86f21e8 100644
--- a/types/supabase-bsk.ts
+++ b/types/supabase-bsk.ts
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ export type Database = {
         Args: { p_shift_id: number; p_value: number };
         Returns: undefined;
       };
+      call_next_patient: {
+        Args: { p_shift_id: number };
+        Returns: number | null;
+      };
       set_staff_role: {
         Args: { p_user_id: string; p_role: Database["bsk"]["Enums"]["app_role"] };
         Returns: undefined;