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Agentic AI for NHS Patient Contact

Agentic communications for the NHS. Every channel. One platform.

One comms platform that knows which channel to use, when, why - and acts on it. Part of HybridOS.

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Following one patient James Henderson · 65 · Cardiology · Mr Patel · NHS no. verified
Before
Today · 14:32
After
Referral
3 wks ago
Cardiology referral
Dr Khan · Greenmead Surgery
Imported via NHS e-RS
Auto-attached to PAS record
Waitlist position
2 wks ago
47 of 150 moved to
12 of 50
Auto-progression notice sent
SMS reminder · Sent
5 days ago
Hi James — your follow-up is Tue 15 May at 14:30. Reply RESCHEDULE to move it.
Read 12:04
Reading instructions
Protocol
  1. Verify identity via DOB + NHS no.
  2. Pull current appointment from PAS
  3. Offer 3 alternatives within 14 days
  4. Confirm by voice + SMS receipt
  5. Update care record & close call
Communication style
Applying
ToneEmpathetic
LengthConcise
Reading age9–11
PaceCalm
LanguageEnglish (UK)
S Sarah · Voice agent
Live · 14:32
Connecting
System · Auto
Active
PAS verified
Identity confirmed
Availability checked
Confirming reschedule
Send confirmation SMS
Update care record
Integrations & compliance
Connected
PAS
NHS e-RS
EPR
NHS App
MS Teams
Trust API
GDPR · DSPT · NHS Data Sharing
Booking confirmed
Just now
New appointment
Tue 14 May · 10:30
Mr Patel · Cardiology · 30 min
SMS receipt sent
Day-of arrival
Tomorrow
  • Cardiology Suite · L3
  • Photo ID + meds list
  • Auto-reminder 09:00
Care plan
+3 months
Heart-rhythm review
Optional remote monitoring
Auto-scheduled if flagged

THE PRESSURE POINTS

Your channels don't talk to each other. Your patients pay the price.

Different systems for letters. A switchboard for calls. Bulk SMS with no reply path. No visibility on which channel actually reaches the patient. Every gap is a missed appointment, a wasted slot, or a patient lost to follow-up.

clock-user
Phone lines that can't keep up
Staff spend 40% of their day on calls that don't need a human. Some patients wait 45 minutes on-hold, most giving up. Both sides lose.
Reduce
One-way comms with no intelligence
Bulk blasts with no personalisation, no reply routing, and a bill that grows every month regardless of outcomes.
UserFocus
Patients lost between channels
Letter system doesn't know what SMS sent. Call missed. SMS ignored. Nobody knows which - or what to try next.

Contact centre + agentic comms

Your contact centre isn't the problem. The volume reaching it is.

Your contact centre handles the calls that need a human. HybridOS handles everything that doesn't - so when a patient does reach your team, it's because they actually need to.

01

Handles inbound and outbound calls - phones that never stop ringing

Decides whether a call should ever happen

Anticipates patient needs and resolves them quietly - before the phone ever rings.

02

Routes patients through queues to available staff, where they often wait again

Reaches patients before they ever need to queue

SMS, voice, letters, NHS App, direct messaging - the platform picks the right one for each patient and switches when it isn't working.

03

Handles calls one at a time - limited by the staff available to answer

Removes the work that slows admin teams down

Eliminates tasks at source instead of just making them faster - freeing call centre agents for the conversations that matter.

04

Built for handling calls - but not always with clinical context

Treats people as patients on a clinical pathway

Every message shaped by appointment stage, pathway and clinical need. Not a generic reminder - the right channel at the right moment.

05

Sits separately from your clinical systems

Lives inside the operating system that runs the hospital

Deeply embedded in clinical workflows - every decision, every message, every escalation in one place.

INTELLIGENT CHANNEL ORCHESTRATION

Every channel has a role. The intelligence is in selecting and escalating.

The platform doesn’t send everything, everywhere. It leads with the lowest-cost channel, optimises for outcomes like DNA reduction and utilisation, enforces clinical safety rules, and escalates intelligently when self-serve fails or risk is detected.

01
SMS

Appointment invite

Referral triggers pathway. SMS sent with booking link — lowest cost, highest open rate.

Lowest-cost first Fast + low effort
02
Patient Portal

Patient self-books

Opens link, picks a slot. EPR updated. Confirmation sent. Zero admin effort.

Self-serve Reduces call volume
03
NHS App

Pre-op form pushed

Timed trigger — 7 days before. Health questionnaire via NHS App. Data writes to EPR.

Universal reach Structured data capture
04
Decision

Engaged?

Has the patient confirmed? Completed the form? The platform checks engagement before choosing what happens next.

Engagement-aware
05
SMS

48hr reminder

Patient confirms via text reply. Consistent messaging across every touchpoint.

Confirmed → on track
06
Voice

Escalation call

No SMS response? The platform escalates to voice — calling the patient to confirm, reschedule, or capture a safety concern.

Escalation Safety net
07
Letter

Appointment details + prep

Digital letter with prep instructions. Print fallback when digital isn’t available. Both tracked.

Digital first Inclusive fallback
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Outcome

Attended

Consistent status everywhere. Clinic runs full. Follow-up pathway fires automatically.

DNA reduced Utilisation optimised
AGENTIC VOICE

It's not the phone, it's what's behind it

Trusts spend more on staff to handle calls, manage waiting lists and chase patients who never pick up. Replace those staff with a robot and you'll save a little. Fix the system underneath and you'll save a lot more.

Our agentic voice is connected to your booking rules, your pathways, and your clinical systems - so every call that doesn't need a human doesn't get one. And the ones that do, get a better one.

Intevene
Natural conversation, not a scripted IVR menu Handling thousands of patient conversations, with the empathy of your best team.
Hospital-1
Handles the routine so your team doesn't have to FAQ, rescheduling, prep instructions - resolved without anyone needing to be on the other line.

WHAT THE PATIENT HEARS

WHAT'S HAPPENING

CONVERSATION

SYSTEM ACTIVITY

  • PAS connected — patient record loaded
  • Identity verified via DOB + postcode
  • Appointment retrieved — 14 Sept 10:30
  • Reschedule requested — checking slots
  • 14:15 slot available — offered to patient
  • Appointment rebooked in PAS
  • Confirmation SMS triggered
  • Call logged — transcript saved
Tasks

HUMAN + AI COLLABORATION

Clinical decisions are for people, not the platform

Clinical decisions stay where they belong - with people. Every automated action is logged, every escalation creates a task with the full context attached, and your teams keep the right to set rules, review exceptions, and override. 

The platform handles volume. Your team handles judgement.

PURPOSE-BUILT FOR THE NHS

Every channel you need. One place it connects

Built on over a decade of NHS integration. 20+ EPR and PAS systems connected. DTAC-aligned. ISO-certified. The compliance the NHS expects, baked in - not bolted on.

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EVERY CHANNEL, CONNECTED

Voice is just one channel of many

Our agentic comms platform integrates every key patient communication channel - each with a clear role in the orchestrated journey.

SMS

Smart, two-way, and always on

Patients confirm or reschedule with a reply. Responses are understood and routed automatically. If SMS doesn't land, the platform knows - and escalates.

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DIGITAL LETTERS

Paper when needed, digital by default

Letters dispatched digitally to the patient portal, with automated print fallback for patients who need post. Every letter tracked from send to open.

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PATIENT PORTAL MESSAGING

Two-way, unified messaging inbox

Patients ask questions, get updates, or flag concerns - all within the platform. Staff respond from a unified inbox. Threaded, auditable, no phone tag.

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NHS APP

Another familiar front door

Push notifications, appointment details, forms, and results -all delivered through the channel patients already know. Data flows back to the EPR.

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FIXED COMMS LICENCE

Your costs shouldn't grow every time you reach a patient

Per-fragment SMS, print costs, call handling - every channel is a separate bill that rises with volume. A fixed annual licence covers everything. We optimise the platform. Your cost stays flat.

CPaaS

PART OF HYBRIDOS

Communications is the start. The operating system is what comes next.

Agentic Comms is one layer of HybridOS - the part that makes patient contact work. Get this right and the rest of the operating system is ready when you are.

Modern day scheduling for a modern NHS
Schedule

Know what's available and who needs it. Automated scheduling surfaces the right slots for the right patients - prioritised by clinical need, RTT status, and real-time capacity. Fewer wasted slots. Shorter waits.

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Communicate

Reach patients on the right channel at the right time. SMS, voice, letters, NHS App, two-way messaging - orchestrated intelligently, with clinical safety rules built in and your team in control of every escalation.

Let clinical insights drive the next steps
Monitor

Capture what matters and act on it. Patient responses, clinical data, and structured outcomes trigger the next step automatically - a follow-up, a triage, or an escalation to your team. Hybrid Pathways, built to scale.

Stop managing channels. Start orchestrating care

Talk to the team about what it looks like for your trust.