diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Care/DashboardController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Care/DashboardController.php
index ad8dbd5..7e8d788 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Care/DashboardController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Care/DashboardController.php
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Care;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Care\Concerns\ScopesToAccount;
+use App\Models\Appointment;
 use App\Models\Branch;
 use App\Models\Member;
+use App\Models\Practitioner;
+use App\Services\Care\AppointmentService;
 use App\Services\Care\CarePermissions;
 use App\Services\Care\OrganizationResolver;
 use App\Services\Care\ReportService;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class DashboardController extends Controller
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
     public function __construct(
         protected ReportService $reports,
         protected CarePermissions $permissions,
+        protected AppointmentService $appointments,
     ) {}
 
     public function index(Request $request): View
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
         $canDepartments = $this->permissions->can($member, 'admin.departments.view');
         $canBills = $this->permissions->can($member, 'bills.view');
         $canFinance = $this->permissions->can($member, 'reports.finance.view');
+        $canConsult = $this->permissions->can($member, 'consultations.manage');
+        $showPatientQueue = $this->permissions->can($member, 'appointments.view') && ! $canBranches;
 
         $branchQuery = Branch::owned($owner)->where('organization_id', $organization->id);
         $this->scopeToBranch($request, $branchQuery);
@@ -65,6 +72,10 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
             includeBilling: $canBills || $canFinance,
         );
 
+        [$queue, $inConsultation, $practitionerId] = $showPatientQueue
+            ? $this->patientQueueForMember($request, $organization->id, $owner, $member, $branchScope)
+            : [collect(), collect(), null];
+
         return view('care.dashboard', [
             'organization' => $organization,
             'member' => $member,
@@ -77,6 +88,61 @@ class DashboardController extends Controller
             'canDepartments' => $canDepartments,
             'canBills' => $canBills,
             'canFinance' => $canFinance,
+            'canConsult' => $canConsult,
+            'showPatientQueue' => $showPatientQueue,
+            'patientQueue' => $queue,
+            'inConsultation' => $inConsultation,
+            'practitionerId' => $practitionerId,
         ]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{0: Collection<int, Appointment>, 1: Collection<int, Appointment>, 2: ?int}
+     */
+    protected function patientQueueForMember(
+        Request $request,
+        int $organizationId,
+        string $owner,
+        ?Member $member,
+        ?int $branchScope,
+    ): array {
+        $practitioner = null;
+        if ($member) {
+            $practitioner = Practitioner::owned($owner)
+                ->where('organization_id', $organizationId)
+                ->where('is_active', true)
+                ->where(function ($query) use ($member) {
+                    $query->where('member_id', $member->id)
+                        ->orWhere('user_ref', $member->user_ref);
+                })
+                ->first();
+        }
+
+        $practitionerId = $practitioner?->id;
+        $branchId = $branchScope
+            ?? $practitioner?->branch_id
+            ?? Branch::owned($owner)
+                ->where('organization_id', $organizationId)
+                ->where('is_active', true)
+                ->orderBy('name')
+                ->value('id');
+
+        if (! $branchId) {
+            return [collect(), collect(), $practitionerId];
+        }
+
+        $queue = $this->appointments->queue($owner, (int) $branchId, $practitionerId);
+
+        $inConsultation = Appointment::owned($owner)
+            ->where('organization_id', $organizationId)
+            ->where('status', Appointment::STATUS_IN_CONSULTATION)
+            ->where('branch_id', $branchId)
+            ->when($practitionerId, fn ($q) => $q->where('practitioner_id', $practitionerId))
+            ->with(['patient', 'practitioner', 'consultation'])
+            ->orderBy('started_at')
+            ->limit(20)
+            ->get();
+
+        return [$queue, $inConsultation, $practitionerId];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/care/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/care/dashboard.blade.php
index cd5d9b9..ad0ab6d 100644
--- a/resources/views/care/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/care/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -129,6 +129,69 @@
         </div>
     @endif
 
+    @if (! empty($showPatientQueue))
+        <section class="mt-6 rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white">
+            <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-slate-100 px-5 py-4">
+                <div>
+                    <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900">Patients in queue</h2>
+                    <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-slate-500">
+                        {{ $patientQueue->count() }} waiting
+                        · {{ $inConsultation->count() }} in consultation
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+                <a href="{{ route('care.queue.index', array_filter(['practitioner_id' => $practitionerId])) }}" class="text-sm font-medium text-indigo-600 hover:text-indigo-800">Open full queue</a>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="grid gap-0 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:divide-x lg:divide-slate-100">
+                <div class="px-5 py-4">
+                    <h3 class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500">Waiting</h3>
+                    <div class="mt-3 space-y-2">
+                        @forelse ($patientQueue->take(8) as $appointment)
+                            <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-xl border border-slate-100 bg-slate-50 px-3 py-3">
+                                <div class="min-w-0">
+                                    <p class="truncate font-medium text-slate-900">
+                                        @if ($appointment->queue_position)
+                                            <span class="mr-1.5 inline-flex h-5 w-5 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-sky-100 text-[10px] font-bold text-sky-700">{{ $appointment->queue_position }}</span>
+                                        @endif
+                                        {{ $appointment->patient?->fullName() ?? 'Patient' }}
+                                    </p>
+                                    <p class="truncate text-xs text-slate-500">{{ $appointment->patient?->patient_number }} · {{ $appointment->reason ?? 'No reason noted' }}</p>
+                                </div>
+                                @if (! empty($canConsult))
+                                    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('care.queue.start', $appointment) }}" class="shrink-0">
+                                        @csrf
+                                        <button type="submit" class="rounded-lg bg-sky-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-white hover:bg-sky-700">Start</button>
+                                    </form>
+                                @endif
+                            </div>
+                        @empty
+                            <p class="rounded-xl border border-dashed border-slate-200 px-4 py-8 text-center text-sm text-slate-500">No patients waiting right now.</p>
+                        @endforelse
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="border-t border-slate-100 px-5 py-4 lg:border-t-0">
+                    <h3 class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-slate-500">In consultation</h3>
+                    <div class="mt-3 space-y-2">
+                        @forelse ($inConsultation->take(8) as $appointment)
+                            <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-xl border border-emerald-100 bg-emerald-50 px-3 py-3">
+                                <div class="min-w-0">
+                                    <p class="truncate font-medium text-slate-900">{{ $appointment->patient?->fullName() ?? 'Patient' }}</p>
+                                    <p class="truncate text-xs text-slate-500">{{ $appointment->practitioner?->name ?? 'Unassigned' }}</p>
+                                </div>
+                                @if ($appointment->consultation)
+                                    <a href="{{ route('care.consultations.show', $appointment->consultation) }}" class="shrink-0 text-sm font-medium text-sky-600 hover:text-sky-700">Open</a>
+                                @endif
+                            </div>
+                        @empty
+                            <p class="rounded-xl border border-dashed border-slate-200 px-4 py-8 text-center text-sm text-slate-500">No active consultations.</p>
+                        @endforelse
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </section>
+    @endif
+
     @if (count($organizationCards) > 0)
         @php
             $orgCols = match (count($organizationCards)) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CareWebTest.php b/tests/Feature/CareWebTest.php
index c03c28d..2bc1503 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CareWebTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CareWebTest.php
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class CareWebTest extends TestCase
             ->assertOk()
             ->assertSee('Patients today')
             ->assertSee('Appointments today')
+            ->assertSee('Patients in queue')
+            ->assertSee('No patients waiting right now.')
             ->assertDontSee('Revenue today')
             ->assertDontSee('Open bills')
             ->assertDontSee('Team members')