Skin Consultation Centre Management System

A Java application that manages doctors, patients, and consultations at a skin consultation centre. The system provides both a console-based menu and a graphical user interface (GUI) for interacting with the data. This project was developed as part of a coursework assignment to demonstrate skills in object-oriented programming, GUI development, file handling, and encryption.

Features

Doctor Management

• Add, delete, and view doctors (max 10)
• Delete doctors by medical licence number
• View all doctors (sorted alphabetically by surname)
• Save/load doctor data to/from file

Consultation Management

• Book a consultation with a doctor
• Enter patient information (validated input)
• Calculate consultation cost
• Store encrypted notes (AES encryption)
• View consultation details through the GUI

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

• Doctor list with styled table and sorting
• Consultation booking panel: Interactive booking system with availability checking
• Consultation viewer panel: View all bookings with detailed information

Data Persistence

• All doctors and consultations are saved to file
• When the application restarts, data is loaded back automatically

Error Handling & Validation

• Validates mobile numbers
• Prevents adding more than 10 doctors
• Ensures correct date format (dd/MM/yyyy)
• Displays friendly error messages for invalid input

Usage

Console Menu Options

1. Add New Doctor: Register doctors with validation for all fields
2. Delete Doctor: Remove doctors by medical licence number
3. Print Doctor List: Display all doctors sorted alphabetically
4. Save and Load Data: Manual data persistence operations
5. Open GUI: Launch the graphical interface
6. Exit: Save data and close application

GUI Navigation

• View Doctors Tab: View and sort doctor information
• View Consultations Tab: Browse all scheduled consultations
• Book Consultation Tab: Create new patient appointments

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 8+ installed
• IDE such as IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or NetBeans

Running the Application

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AmanahAli/skin-consultation-centre.git
   cd skin-consultation-centre

2. Open the project in your IDE.
3. Run the main class:

   public static void main(String[] args) {
    WestminsterSkinConsultationManager manager = new WestminsterSkinConsultationManager(10);
    manager.runMenu();  // Console menu
    // OR manager.openGUI();  // Open GUI directly
   }