Meet Jackie™. The AI receptionist for NHS GP practices.
She answers patient calls, handles routine requests from start to finish, and knows when a person needs to take over.
UKCA-marked Class I medical device, registered with the MHRA
Every recording is a test call, placed by our own test patients, unscripted and played in full.
On the call
On the call
On the call
On the call
On the call
On the call
This call
- The task
- Call Mrs Idony Carden, who is due her flu and COVID vaccinations, and offer her an appointment for each.
- Jackie
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- Confirmed she was speaking to the right patient before saying why she was calling
- Offered both vaccinations, and took the one the patient wanted
- Found a slot on the day the patient asked for, and read the booking back
- Outcome
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- Flu — Booked for Friday 25 September, 5:30pm with Dr Harry Sawyer.
- COVID — Declined — already vaccinated at Boots the month before.
This call
- Patient wanted
- To be seen about a sore throat.
- Jackie
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- Took the symptoms, how long they had gone on and what had been tried
- Asked follow-up questions that check for signs of an emergency
- Routed the request the way the practice has configured it
- Sent to the practice
- Written to the triage form
See exactly what Jackie captured
- What are your symptoms?
- Really sore throat with white spots on tonsils. Swallowing is painful, especially when eating food. No difficulty breathing.
- What do you think might have caused them?
- No clear trigger — came on spontaneously.
- Is there anything you are particularly worried about?
- Pain and difficulty swallowing food is quite upsetting. No other particular worries expressed.
- How long has the problem been going on?
- About three days.
- Is it getting better, worse, or staying the same?
- Getting worse.
- What has been tried to make the problem better so far? Has it helped?
- Salt water gargle — no improvement; nothing else reported. Medical professionals seen: spoke to pharmacy, advised salt water gargle.
- How would you like your practice to help?
- Face-to-face appointment to have throat examined.
- Times unavailable for contact
- Prefers afternoons if possible.
Where it goesThe triage form, into your practice queue
This call
- Patient wanted
- To cancel an appointment she no longer needed.
- Jackie
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- Found the appointment and verified it against her record
- Confirmed she wanted it cancelled
- Sent to the practice
- Cancelled in EMIS
This call
- Patient wanted
- To book the smear test she had been invited for.
- Jackie
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- Asked the practice's gating question — had she been invited
- Confirmed the invitation
- Found a slot and booked it
- Sent to the practice
- Booked in EMIS
This call
- Patient wanted
- An appointment about headaches she had had for five or six months.
- Jackie
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- Asked where the pain was, how long it had gone on, and what she had already tried
- Checked the red-flag negatives — no injury, no weakness, no vomiting
- Recorded her preference for a face-to-face appointment and when she cannot be reached
- Sent to the practice
- Written to the triage form
See exactly what Jackie captured
- What are your symptoms?
- Persistent headaches located at the back of the head, occurring frequently throughout the day and especially in the evenings. The pain is relieved temporarily by painkillers but recurs regularly. No recent head injury or trauma. Associated symptoms include insomnia and occasional blurred vision after prolonged screen use, but no weakness, numbness, nausea, or vomiting.
- What do you think might have caused them?
- None reported.
- Is there anything you are particularly worried about?
- Concerned about a specific illness.
- How long has the problem been going on?
- About five or six months.
- Is it getting better, worse, or staying the same?
- Staying the same since onset.
- What has been tried to make the problem better so far?
- Painkillers and water — helped a little bit but only for a very short time. No medical professionals seen.
- How would you like your practice to help?
- Face-to-face appointment.
- Times unavailable for contact
- Afternoons are unavailable. Only mornings are suitable.
Where it goesThe triage form, into your practice queue
This call
- Patient wanted
- Help with a rash.
- Jackie
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- Picked up the safety indicator mid-conversation
- Stopped the routine flow rather than finishing the request
- Put the call straight through to reception
- Handed to
- Handed to reception
When a routine call becomes a safety concern.
The patient called about a rash. Jackie asked a few follow-up questions, and one answer made it clear the call needed to be handed over to a receptionist.
Jackie Just to check, if you press a glass against the rash, does it disappear, or can you still see it through the glass?
Patient Yeah, you can still see it.
Jackie This could be urgent, so I'm not able to help further. I will connect you to reception, but there may be a wait. If waiting is making things worse, please hang up and go to A&E or call 999.
- Routine conversation
- Follow-up questions
- Safety indicator
- Jackie stops
- Forwarded to reception
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Jackie does not diagnose or clinically triage patients. Safety indicators are offered as a clinical hazard mitigation strategy as part of DCB0129 certification. Jackie is a UKCA-marked Class I medical device registered with the MHRA. The full clinical safety explanation
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