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title: "Stock Overview"
url: "https://help.healthbridgenova.co.za/en/article/stock-overview"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-04-14T11:12:59.802Z"
---

# Stock Overview

The Stock Module is like a digital storeroom manager inside Healthbridge Nova.  It helps you track, order, receive, count, and control every medicine or medical supply in your practice — so nothing goes missing, expired, or over-ordered.

Here’s what the Stock Module lets you manage:

### **1\. Know What You Have "Stock Level Listing"**

-   View a live list of all current stock (quantities, expiry dates, how long it’s been sitting)

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e5828675-d652-42f6-875b-0ffc8401b6a3)

### **2\. Add New Stock**

-   Load opening stock manually or in bulk (via Excel)

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f45d28a0-19b2-4c86-9a19-0baa7d29ab4e)

### **3\. Place and Receive Orders**

-   Create a **purchase order (PO)** for your supplier
-   When stock arrives, mark it as **received**, **partially received**, or **failed** (e.g. damaged)

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/4a0117b8-633f-4a2e-8ee6-4d3b3d104113)

### **4\. Track Expired or Damaged Items**

-   Any bad stock gets moved to **quarantine** — so it’s safely separated and can’t be used by mistake

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/b0774fd0-62da-4df9-a5b2-f57fdb83d18c)

### **5\. Return Items to the Supplier**

-   Create a **Supplier Return Note (SRN)** for anything you need to send back to the supplier.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/b0883e6c-c71b-4cbe-beaa-2134dfdb6447)

### **6\. Fix Mistakes**

-   If something was recorded wrong, or goes missing, you can adjust the quantity — and the system keeps a log.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/d3dc5459-8587-4aa9-a060-ae0d832e8fe3)

### **7\. Count Stock**

-   Perform **stock counts** (monthly, quarterly) to compare what’s physically there vs. what the system thinks is there
-   System helps you fix the differences automatically.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/c10f8a66-0305-4857-833b-d83ebcc54a4e)

### **8\. View Full History**

-   Audit every action: what was received, returned, moved, or adjusted — with reasons, users, and time stamps  your content here.